justcruisin Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Beef prices may be driven by the season.. lots of BBQ parties in December and January for which people get beef, even people who normally don't eat the stuff much. Same applies to shrimp. That maybe is the reason Wagyu Kobe beef at Rimping has gone up almost 18% in the last month.Was 2900Bht a Kg now 3400. Was thinking that would be a good business alone,I can buy Wagyu PB35 in Aus for 900Bht a Kg. So before freight and duties the margin is around 280% per Kg..would pay for a return flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouse Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) New twist on skyrocketing prices... Scarcity.... Last night at Makro ...NO COOKING OIL , save for the little small bottles. and also the selection of rice is very very sparce..... Strange times ,,,,, they are upon us G It's been in the newspapers recently and to cut a long story short it is to do with price fixing. Edited January 25, 2011 by anonymouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetX Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 New twist on skyrocketing prices... Scarcity.... Last night at Makro ...NO COOKING OIL , save for the little small bottles. and also the selection of rice is very very sparce..... Strange times ,,,,, they are upon us G It's been in the newspapers recently and to cut a long story short it is to do with price fixing. It also has to do with the US Federal Reserves quantitative easing program that is causing currency inflation resulting in even places like Laos to have food riots It is a global issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Beef prices may be driven by the season.. lots of BBQ parties in December and January for which people get beef, even people who normally don't eat the stuff much. Same applies to shrimp. That maybe is the reason Wagyu Kobe beef at Rimping has gone up almost 18% in the last month.Was 2900Bht a Kg now 3400. Was thinking that would be a good business alone,I can buy Wagyu PB35 in Aus for 900Bht a Kg. So before freight and duties the margin is around 280% per Kg..would pay for a return flight! Is it listed on the SET? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zz1 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 public sauna at Santitham placa. 2007 it was 80 baht now 150 baht.... almost double in price. still worth it though =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Bananas 12 baht a big bunch and tomatoes 10 baht a kilo at the local market.........it's gotta stop, cos it's killing the restaurant business. Edited January 31, 2011 by uptheos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystwoodcol Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Put an order in the food replicator no worries mate. Beam me up Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Just as a way of update on this thread..... a 13.75 litre of cooking oil on July 10th, 2010 [7 mos ago] cost 450 Baht... Yesterday [4th Feb ] 13.75 liter of cooking oil cost 877 baht.... That seems like about a 94% increase in just short of 7 Months... and with a little efort it could probably reach 200% on annualized basis.... Is that skyrocketing , or what .... and that ain't the only product jumping in price G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 gonzo. re .. and that ain't the only product jumping in price your right ... the lovely beef lasana at airport plaza rimping went up10 baht the other day dave2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Often farang foods will increase in price, it's because farang's can't live without them. The stores and suppliers know this, so they often increase by small increments on a regular basis. As far as prices for good, fresh food and fruits are concerned, Thailand remains one of the worlds great bargains. If you have to eat fillet mignon and lobster thermidor, then realise it's expensive the world over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Often farang foods will increase in price, it's because farang's can't live without them. The stores and suppliers know this, so they often increase by small increments on a regular basis. As far as prices for good, fresh food and fruits are concerned, Thailand remains one of the worlds great bargains. If you have to eat fillet mignon and lobster thermidor, then realise it's expensive the world over. I think you're on to something here.. Possibly it's only the kind of Farang who "can't live" without read-made fully processed imported foods from Farangland who notices this as an issue? The normal well-adjusted ones who manage to go a little native don't notice it at all, other than the regular seasonal price fluctuations of course. It's kind of like Thais living abroad whining when the price of Mama noodles goes up by 20 cents even though all the ingredients to make much better quality food from home are right in front of them... I think I'll make an English meat pie and American Macaroni and Cheese tonight, for the price of peanuts. Because I can! (Before anyone asks: The cheese will come from Makro, which incidentally hasn't gone up in price for years.) Edited February 5, 2011 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Often farang foods will increase in price, it's because farang's can't live without them. The stores and suppliers know this, so they often increase by small increments on a regular basis. As far as prices for good, fresh food and fruits are concerned, Thailand remains one of the worlds great bargains. If you have to eat fillet mignon and lobster thermidor, then realise it's expensive the world over. (Before anyone asks: The cheese will come from Makro, which incidentally hasn't gone up in price for years.) Re Makro... Accurate statement ....example...the cheese at makro [speaking of 1 particular] has been the same for years...... high price and inflated. This cheese sells for 480 baht and has been available for over a year at another store for 350 baht. So I guess they do not have to increase their price Fact not figurative speaking Yes one can always go native and eat the bugs and guts....and not loose any face by saying that prices are increasing at a higher rate than usual.. Just for the record, I do eat my share of Thai, but see no logical point in not saying anything about increasing prices, just so some fat cat somewhere can line his pocket at the expense of falang and more importantly at the expense of the Thai who does use some of these products.... i.e. cooking oil, eggs, rice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Often farang foods will increase in price, it's because farang's can't live without them. The stores and suppliers know this, so they often increase by small increments on a regular basis. As far as prices for good, fresh food and fruits are concerned, Thailand remains one of the worlds great bargains. If you have to eat fillet mignon and lobster thermidor, then realise it's expensive the world over. I think you're on to something here.. Possibly it's only the kind of Farang who "can't live" without read-made fully processed imported foods from Farangland who notices this as an issue? The normal well-adjusted ones who manage to go a little native don't notice it at all, other than the regular seasonal price fluctuations of course. It's kind of like Thais living abroad whining when the price of Mama noodles goes up by 20 cents even though all the ingredients to make much better quality food from home are right in front of them... I think I'll make an English meat pie and American Macaroni and Cheese tonight, for the price of peanuts. Because I can! (Before anyone asks: The cheese will come from Makro, which incidentally hasn't gone up in price for years.) Enjoy your cheap meal. Edited February 5, 2011 by uptheos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetX Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Here is an interactive map of Inflation Riots and Protests http://maps.google.c...aba320e204a&z=3 Courtesy of Zerohedge Edited February 5, 2011 by PlanetX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Re Makro... Accurate statement ....example...the cheese at makro [speaking of 1 particular] has been the same for years...... high price and inflated. This cheese sells for 480 baht and has been available for over a year at another store for 350 baht. Ehh.. I meant their own Makro brand. (Aro or whatever; 350 baht for a kilo) (Not the most exquisite in the world, but keep in mind this was in reference to making Macaroni & Cheese, and for that it more than fits the purpose. ) And wine is getting cheaper. It used to be that complete shit wine started at 300 baht, with nothing much in the 500 baht region until you got to 1000 baht. Now there's a reasonable choice around 400-600 baht. But... more importantly than anything: the smiles are still as free as they were when I first set foot ashore in 1976. Edited February 5, 2011 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Enjoy your cheap meal. Thank you. And not only is it cheap, it is also fresh, healthy and delicious. And it's healthy for the mind, because it saves me from having to whine on an internet forum everytime the price of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese goes up by 5 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 And it's healthy for the mind, because it saves me from having to whine on an internet forum everytime the price of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese goes up by 5 baht. Some of us have nothing else to live for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Dailyliceous Bagels up by 16% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Enjoy your cheap meal. Thank you. And not only is it cheap, it is also fresh, healthy and delicious. And it's healthy for the mind, because it saves me from having to whine on an internet forum everytime the price of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese goes up by 5 baht. I seem to recall it being out of stock and the panic started to set in. Edited February 6, 2011 by uptheos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsflynn603 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 America and Europe's Quantative easing has pumped trillons int the markets. The money has to go someplace and a lot is going into commodities. Cotton just hit a 180 year (the last time cotton, inflation adjusted high, the last time cotton was this high in New York, was during the American Civil War). Sugar's way up, copper just hit an all time high, grains, meats, crude and most commodities across the board are up. Even if there is a great harvest in rice, the price of rice may double by October simply due to the "if I can't eat wheat, I'll eat rice" syndrome. The CCI (Continuous Commodity Index) last I looked had doubled So a combination of natural disasters (drought in places, floods in Oz, etc) combined with too much money chasing what is rising creates a potential "perfect storm" for food inflation. Frankly I don't think you've seen anything yet... (I hope I'm totally wrong) One of my favorite economic websites has a graph that says it all, see: http://jsmineset.com/2010/12/17/continuous-commodity-index-chart-from-trader-dan-5/ You can see the monstrous drop from 2007 and then a rise that has brought us right back to where prices were when they were high in 2007--and today, add in Russian drought, Oz's flooding, etc, and the trillions that need a home.... yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Gasahol; same happened in USA after ethanol was mandated for gasolin. Prices of corn and beans have skyrocketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Same Size tin of cooking oil, 13.75 litres, that was mentioned earlier in this thread at 365 baht per tin, was just quoted to me at 1,250 baht in Muang Mai Mkt..... and there are just a few limited tins. Now the skyrocket has been refueled and it blasting off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheGuava Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Good time for a low-fat diet methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderpuff Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 It's been in the newspapers recently and to cut a long story short it is to do with price fixing. The Thai government has set the price for sugar cooking oil rice fish sauce & a myriad of "staples" for decades. Joe Stalin is smiling. O yeah & fuel, whether cooking gas or vehicle fuel. Why do you think the taxi's all run on LNG ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderpuff Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 GF - is it palm oil? I bever eat that stuff. Corn has doubled in 9 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I await the apologetic price increases from restaurant owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Smoked salmon always had 100 gram in a pack, now just 80 gram, for the same price. Some products like Scott toilet tissue even have separate packages for 7Eleven with the same look, same price but less content. Same for potato chips, cream butter etc. That's the usual sneaky tricks they use here, but not only here. But Thai customers won't complain so companies just do what they want, unlimited greediness and theft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 GF - is it palm oil? I bever eat that stuff. Corn has doubled in 9 months. Hey P Puff, we have the same initials ...PP and whats with the erotic post ???? Bever eatin and Palm Oil.....never knew that Rising prices would/could/sound ..... sooo ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderpuff Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) GF - is it palm oil? I bever never eat that stuff. Corn has doubled in 9 months. Mazola corn oil is 124 baht a bottle 1 liter. So sorry for the typo. You eat bever? gross. You were so giddy you forgot to answer my question. Edited February 15, 2011 by powderpuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieovaseas Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I can't beat 'em and they won't let me join 'em. Hello Play-mates, That invites the line "As a complete outsider, what do you think of the human race?". I thank you. WELL, i would'nt have ANYTHING to do with a club that would accept me as a member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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