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bluc wrote:Watching sunrise. They made an announcement about coles. From today coles are going to start selling bulk packets of breakfast cereal among other things..be useful for people doing brekkie cereal washs.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Anyone been to Costco

Costco $17 for 25kg sugar :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Costco ... isn't that a Yankee institution?!?!

Google reveals that they are in the East of OZ... slowly, very slowly creeping across to SA. Be another decade before they hit WA :think:

Don't think I'll wait. :obscene-birdiedoublered:

Rest in piece bob :handgestures-thumbupleft:

EziTasting wrote:Costco ... isn't that a Yankee institution?!?!

Google reveals that they are in the East of OZ... slowly, very slowly creeping across to SA. Be another decade before they hit WA :think:

Don't think I'll wait. :obscene-birdiedoublered:

I agree you should move to the east today... :whistle:

Its on the cards!

Not sure how long it'll take, but its refs on the cards!

Yahoo :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Costco is supposed to be opening up near the DFO at Perth airport. No idea when (i think this year).

Went into a Costco once. I really don’t get the appeal unless you don’t want any variety

Costco petrol price seems to be the main benefit all the other petrol station in the area have to drop there prices.

Driving 200km to fill up sort of negates that :laughing-rolling:

The Stig wrote:Costco $17 for 25kg sugar :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Not bad at all

brisvalleymoonshiner wrote:

The Stig wrote:Costco $17 for 25kg sugar :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Not bad at all

The world price for raw sugar is in the 40 cents to 45 cents a kilo range so someone is making a big profit on sugar and its not the farmer.

wynnum1 wrote:

brisvalleymoonshiner wrote:

The Stig wrote:Costco $17 for 25kg sugar :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Not bad at all

The world price for raw sugar is in the 40 cents to 45 cents a kilo range so someone is making a big profit on sugar and its not the farmer.

Its rarely the farmer. I ofter look at the price of malted grain we're buying... it's around 3-4 bucks per kg depending what your after. So that makes it $3000- $4000 per ton... a couple years back we had a really good year yield wise with our crops and they stole it off us for as low as $100/ ton. We were flat out getting $140/ton at best. To me there is a big gap there.. :think:
This is why i endevour to try and malt my own... at least i know it's quality grain.

dans.brew wrote:

wynnum1 wrote:

brisvalleymoonshiner wrote:

The Stig wrote:Costco $17 for 25kg sugar :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Not bad at all

The world price for raw sugar is in the 40 cents to 45 cents a kilo range so someone is making a big profit on sugar and its not the farmer.

Its rarely the farmer. I ofter look at the price of malted grain we're buying... it's around 3-4 bucks per kg depending what your after. So that makes it $3000- $4000 per ton... a couple years back we had a really good year yield wise with our crops and they stole it off us for as low as $100/ ton. We were flat out getting $140/ton at best. To me there is a big gap there.. :think:
This is why i endevour to try and malt my own... at least i know it's quality grain.

Have you looked at growing sweet sorghum they grow it in the United States .They did some trials in Queensland to see if could be grown for bio fuel but think they planted in the wrong area and had poor weather and may have been set up to fail to protect the sugar industry.
Muddy Pond Sorghum Mill is on the face book and if look at you tube they show how its grown and processed and can be grown in areas that have snow in winter.

Put down 20 th jen uncle j :teasing-tease:

wynnum1 wrote:Have you looked at growing sweet sorghum they grow it in the United States .They did some trials in Queensland to see if could be grown for bio fuel but think they planted in the wrong area and had poor weather and may have been set up to fail to protect the sugar industry.
Muddy Pond Sorghum Mill is on the face book and if look at you tube they show how its grown and processed and can be grown in areas that have snow in winter.

Not sure how sorghum would go in our climate... we certainly wouldn't have to worry about snow. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Might have a look at their site when i get a chance.

Aussiedownunder01 wrote:Put down 20 th jen uncle j :teasing-tease:

Respect ^:)^
That's dedication.

Mate of mine grows sourghum as a summer crop for the sheep. Grows like crazy in sw wa

mattyb wrote:Mate of mine grows sourghum as a summer crop for the sheep. Grows like crazy in sw wa

Yeah... that would be my concern here, our summer's are usually too hot and dry. We can get a good summer storm from time to time, but its not long and the 40+ degree days soon make it disappear.