The price of butter and general price rises

[FlatteredFool]

My favourite Kerrygold has just jumped from £1.90 to £2.00. We use a lot of it with the dcs' toast addiction. The price of butter has risen steadily over the years but that's a big jump. Is Brexit to blame as it's imported from Ireland? I've noticed things increasing in general but not to this extent all at once. It is it covid related? Or is butter a luxury now?

@borntobequiet

The real price rise for butter was 2-3 (or even 4) years ago when the average price (in main supermarkets) went up from about £1.20 to £1.60. I know this because I’ve been using it in Functional Maths lessons since then as an example of fractional increase.

That was throughout europe. I remember my family moaning. I think Asda one went only few pence up. For some reason that was the one i decided to watch😂

@TheKeatingFive

Holy crap we pay far more for Kerrygold here in Ireland.

I don't think we do - I think your thinking of the large pack cost where as I think the OP is referring to the small pack cost..

Not that I'm trying to avoid or procrastinate anything (honest) but I've just looked it up.

Here, Supervalu the small pack (227g) is €2.09 (€9.21 per kg) which is about £1.80 (£7.89 per kg). The larger pack (454g) is €3.75 (€8.26 per kg) that 's about £3.20 (£7.07 per kg).

In the UK, ASDA has it as £1.90 for 250g (£7.60 per kg) which is about €2.22 (€8.87 per kg).

If I really did have more time to waste, i would try figure out why the sizes are different. Also, now I'm wondering if Kerrygold sold in the UK is actually the same stuff we get here in Ireland or if it's made in the UK. Best not head down that worm hole as I do actually need to do things today!!

Not that I'm trying to avoid or procrastinate anything (honest) but I've just looked it up.

Your commitment to this thread is admirable 😆

And yes you’re right.

Buying a small pack is not something that even occurred to me

[quote FlatteredFool]@EnidFrighten I hope that's British vegetable oil and a British-made Union Jack? [/quote]
Naturally, and I do it on my hand-tufted Nigel Farage portrait rug

i would try figure out why the sizes are different.
454/227g is the conversion from pound/half pound to grams.
One is being packaged imperially and the other metrically (which are probably not words!)

H&B shows old school loyalty to what was Home & Bargains now just HB.
BUT as a butterball myself the prices quoted there for HB and farmfoods is a 125g pack. A 250g ranges from £1.49 no name in most supermarkets etc to £1.80 for own brand and up from there for "good" brands.

@TheKeatingFive

Not that I'm trying to avoid or procrastinate anything (honest) but I've just looked it up.

Your commitment to this thread is admirable 😆

And yes you’re right.

Buying a small pack is not something that even occurred to me

Thank you very much, I am please my commitment has been recognised.

Yeah, I figured the irish sizes are half an pound/one pound just was wondering why the UK use different sizes - not like they stuck to metric with everything!!

I have Kerrygold on my toast and all is right with the world again