Whey Protein...you might want to get it soon.

[jah7_fsu1]

Unfortuanetly, it looks as if the cost of whey protein is going to increase. I recieved the below in my e-mail the other day. So if you need some whey protein it might be wise to get it soon.


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To our valued customers,

This is a special announcement to let you know that due to cost increases and supply issues with whey protein, all major manufacturers and suppliers will shortly be raising their prices on whey protein products. Unfortunately, our costs are going to go up dramatically and we will need to raise our prices somewhat in order to offset these additional costs. Again, this increase in whey protein pricing is industry wide and completely out of our hands.

At BulkNutrition.com, we work hard to bring you the very best nutritional supplements at the lowest possible price. As a service to you, our valued customers, we are pledging to maintain the current whey protein product price levels until May 1. We recommend that you stock up now on your favorite protein products!

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[jah7_fsu1]

It's not just that site either...saw this on another lifting site which helps explain the situation.

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And with
anticipated continued good growth in commercial sales the milk supply/demand situation will
become increasingly tight and will support higher milk prices in the months ahead. Higher dairy
product prices will push the March Class III price to about $14.90. Thus far in March CME
cheese prices have been as low as $1.32 per pound for barrels and $1.3475 for 40-pound blocks
and as high as $1.395 for both barrels and blocks. As of March 16th, CME 40-pound blocks were
$1.3525 per pound and barrels $1.3575. CME butter was $1.31 per pound. A year ago, blocks
were $1.12 per pound, barrels $1.10 and butter $1.16. But, higher cheese and butter prices don’t
alone explain the $2.00 increase in Class III prices. The continued strong exports of nonfat dry
milk, dry whey and whey proteins has tightened the U.S. milk protein supply and increased
nonfat dry milk prices to $1.20 to $1.50 per pound compared to around $1.00 a year ago and dry
whey prices to around $0.75 per pound compared $0.35 a year ago. NASS dry whey prices that
go into the Class III product price formula were $0.35 per pound a year ago and are now more
than $0.65 per pound and increasing. High dry whey prices alone have added $1.80 or more to
the Class III price. Forecast are for dry whey prices to hold at high levels and with further
increases in cheese and butter prices we are looking at a Class III price above $15.00 as early as
April and staying well above $15.00 for the remainder of the year. As of March 17th , CME Class
III futures peaked at $16.08 in September. For the year Class III should average more than
$15.00 compared to an average of $11.89 last year. These much higher prices will continue to be
driven high feed prices, a decline in cow numbers, below normal increases in milk per cow,
continue strong exports keeping milk protein prices relatively high and expected continued good
growth in commercial disappearance. Both the CWT export assistance program and the recently
announced planned to remove 52,000 cows under the fourth round of the hired buyout program
add support to these prices.
Bob Cropp
racropp@wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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[vexel77]

You wanna try living in the UK. Its about twice the price here compared to what you guys pay.

[Banditgberg]

but in the UK is is over 2$ to each Pound...