junglechef Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 So Rimping appreciates our cooperation in giving them permission without getting it first, must be nice be the judge, jury and executioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMfoodie Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well at least they are asking permission... does this mean everyone else will follow suit - beef shortage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amykat Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wow, why is there a beef shortage in Thailand?? Is there a peanut butter shortage too, because a few months ago, my favorite peanut butter balls, covered in chocolate, went up 50% in one day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 This is all a bit fishy............ doesn't most of the beef sold here come from Australia ,NZ , Argentina etc. A program on ABC Australia TV last night was saying that beef producers in Australia are currently not even covering their cost of producing animals for slaughter due to the massive increase in grain feed and drought conditions in many areas. Farmers were getting as low as $3 a kg (90 baht) at market. So why the shortage ? perhaps Rimping should spell out why. Its not only beef the price of shrimp seems to have doubled in the last 6 months and that is local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Related: US cattle herd at 61 year low Time to start growing veggies... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo4819 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It will only get worse. When have prices ever gone down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcruisin Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Thailand has a Free Trade agreement with Aus which means zilch. Buy the beef there for less than 400bt a kilo and sell here for 800-1000. The same with cars, export around 200,000 cars a year to Aus and import Aus cars less than a hundred! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 This will lead to a serious problem. I mean all the good hamburger joints around town will have to jack their prices up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post junglechef Posted January 25, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2014 I posted this sign as it mildly amused me and imagine they were just trying to find a polite way to inform their customers before hand, which is nice since they label their prices anyways, but didn't quite get it right. On the other hand last week next door at Rumchok the seafood stall charged me 560 bht/kilo for shrimp after telling me the price was 500 bht a few days earlier. She doesn't list the price of her largest size and told me the price went up for this locally farmed prawn. So I went down the road and found it for 400 bht so I commend Rimping on being forthcoming and communicative. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theDukes Posted January 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2014 I also saw the sign the other day. I think this is in reference to local Thai beef. The prices have continually gone up and up over the past couple of years and the Thai beef is now more expensive than US and Australian beef or at the least the prices are comparable. Strange in a country where corn is cheap and there are few transportation and butchering costs. At The Duke's we have been using US Black Angus chuck and shortplate for our burgers for a few months. The price is cheaper and the the quality and yield are better. If I had to take a guess for the price increase for the local beef I would have to say that according to Thai supply and demand economics the sales volume is down and so the price has to go up so there can be more profit. I've been looking to switch to Australian or American burger beef for years so I wish the local farmers good luck and I thank them for helping me to make the change. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau thai Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I also saw the sign the other day. I think this is in reference to local Thai beef. The prices have continually gone up and up over the past couple of years and the Thai beef is now more expensive than US and Australian beef or at the least the prices are comparable. Strange in a country where corn is cheap and there are few transportation and butchering costs. At The Duke's we have been using US Black Angus chuck and shortplate for our burgers for a few months. The price is cheaper and the the quality and yield are better. If I had to take a guess for the price increase for the local beef I would have to say that according to Thai supply and demand economics the sales volume is down and so the price has to go up so there can be more profit. I've been looking to switch to Australian or American burger beef for years so I wish the local farmers good luck and I thank them for helping me to make the change. Reads like the same supply and demand economics in Spain. If you have fewer customers in your bar/restaurant, then you put your prices up to make the same 'profit'. Do that a couple of times and wonder why you go bust. Hmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The price of milk has also gone up,from 84 Bht to 89 Bht at Makro 2 ltre these cows must be millionaires . regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Can't understand that........where I live there are thousands of cows around.......what are they for? Just for showing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The price of milk has also gone up,from 84 Bht to 89 Bht at Makro 2 ltre these cows must be millionaires . regards Worgeordie Same at the 711.. a whopping 5% increase and I am a large consumer of milk Strange that this does not get the same harsh response from the foreigners as the alcohol tax increase. Guess we know what most farangs like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau thai Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 On the boring subject of shopping, just bought 400g McGarrett oats for my muesli for 89.50 at Big C , then in Makro buying 2kg of Anchor Cheddar for my GF(who says Thai dont like cheese?!) - same Oats 39bht! So wont need to shop for oats anytime soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 And here I was, thinking oats were only used for livestock feed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I guess this means there is an opportunity in farming cattle for beef. And also goat meat actually. Anyone want to sponsor a farm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I guess this means there is an opportunity in farming cattle for beef. And also goat meat actually. Anyone want to sponsor a farm? " WHAT-ARE-YOU-THINKING!!! " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreandre Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 On the boring subject of shopping, just bought 400g McGarrett oats for my muesli for 89.50 at Big C , then in Makro buying 2kg of Anchor Cheddar for my GF(who says Thai dont like cheese?!) - same Oats 39bht! So wont need to shop for oats anytime soon! On the oats..my favourite breakfast these cool mornings. .....Big C must have made an error...i usually buy the 400 packs also 39 baht most shops..up from 31 not too long ago [how do some things jump near 30% ....way above inflation] anyway a 1kg pack at Macro was about 90baht... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Does anybody know who has the best price for eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBobThai Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I buy fresh raw milk in San Patong for 19 baht a litre. Beef, I have not eaten 3 to 4 kg in the 10 years I have lived here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loptr Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Welcome to inflation driven by excess western liquidity which is wreaking havoc in emerging markets. The US is basically exporting their inflation. Regardless of what TPTB say, food inflation is roughly 50% over the last 5 years. Plan accordingly. http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/documents/consumer/CPI_Jan_2014.pdf Edited January 26, 2014 by Loptr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 On the boring subject of shopping, just bought 400g McGarrett oats for my muesli for 89.50 at Big C , then in Makro buying 2kg of Anchor Cheddar for my GF(who says Thai dont like cheese?!) - same Oats 39bht! So wont need to shop for oats anytime soon! Who was the author of that famous book, 100 Things To Do With Oats (101 if you eat the f#ck@n things)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Welcome to inflation driven by excess western liquidity which is reeking havoc in emerging markets. The US is basically exporting their inflation. Regardless of what TPTB say, food inflation is roughly 50% over the last 5 years. Plan accordingly. http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/documents/consumer/CPI_Jan_2014.pdf Most people seem to blame a lot of price increases on the growing demand from China and beef is one of those products that have been affected. Consider it to be like the increase in the price of cigarettes ..... an incentive to cut down. The increase in booze prices we've just got to grin and bear.Cutting back on meat consumption is probably beneficial to most people but cutting back on alcohol, drugs or sex won't help you live any longer, but it will feel like it. Edited January 26, 2014 by Chiengmaijoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konini Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Imported food is subject to a lot of variables in determining the prices, but I noted yesterday that 2 litres of milk is now 10 baht more than it was in May last year. Cooking is my hobby;numbers are my lifeblood. An increase of 12 and a bit percent in 8 months. Inflation is certainly making it's mark in produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) "..... an incentive to cut down. The increase in booze prices we've just got to grin and bear." We use to just got gin and beer Edited January 26, 2014 by junglechef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The US is basically exporting their inflation. -snip- http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/documents/consumer/CPI_Jan_2014.pdf What a crock. Look at your own tables. The food inflation number for the US in 2013 was 1.4%, while in all of Asia it was 8.6%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoncnx Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I also saw the sign the other day. I think this is in reference to local Thai beef. The prices have continually gone up and up over the past couple of years and the Thai beef is now more expensive than US and Australian beef or at the least the prices are comparable. Strange in a country where corn is cheap and there are few transportation and butchering costs. At The Duke's we have been using US Black Angus chuck and shortplate for our burgers for a few months. The price is cheaper and the the quality and yield are better. If I had to take a guess for the price increase for the local beef I would have to say that according to Thai supply and demand economics the sales volume is down and so the price has to go up so there can be more profit. I've been looking to switch to Australian or American burger beef for years so I wish the local farmers good luck and I thank them for helping me to make the change. The wholesale price of raw milk has not gone up Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Having discussed the price of beef, eggs and milk I'm surprised that no one has raised the topic of another staple ...... Beer. I've heard stories of large Singha falling from 645ml to 500ml bottles whilst the price has stayed the same in the bars. This is being considered as a crime against humanity by some and there's talk of the UN getting involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreandre Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Having discussed the price of beef, eggs and milk I'm surprised that no one has raised the topic of another staple ...... Beer. I've heard stories of large Singha falling from 645ml to 500ml bottles whilst the price has stayed the same in the bars. This is being considered as a crime against humanity by some and there's talk of the UN getting involved. Not all that long ago a "large bottle" of beer was 750ml....it sure is a crime.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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