Why is butter so expensive?

[hc4361]

Fresh milk is very cheap in real terms, I pay £1.74 for 6 pints (29p a pint).

So why is butter at its most expensive?

[Psybbo]

Because I love it!

[micmak]

Jeza buys Lurpak, expensive but all good things are.

[owdhamer]

if you make your own butter you will need cream

[237SJ]

The farmers that I know don`t seem to have a problem feeding their cattle in winter. Unlike the US, UK farmers don`t feed (or have to feed ) their cattle on grain. They eat grass in summer and any farmer worth their salt gets enough silage to keep the cattle going in winter. If you have enough silage, snow and bad weather don`t make any difference to the availability of cattle feed. I personally think the prices are just market led.

[theprof]

Incidentally, I worked in The University of Auckland for a couple of years and the climate can take some getting used to. The idea of Summer as we know it in the UK happening between December and February in New Zealand can be difficult to appreciate.

It remains the only country in the world where the climate can go from well below zero in parts to desert conditions in other parts and everything in between depending on the seasons.

[boxtops]

agreed, micmak, but as I always say, you only get what you pay for.... if you want the best, then you pay a premium....


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[chi-chi66]

I pay £1.86 for two 4pts......in Farmfoods...semi-skimmed.

[chi-chi66]

^^^yes I freeze one of the 4pts..it takes roughly 15hrs or so to defrost. I live on my own, but find it handier to buy like this...I dont drive..but if I did
I would buy 4 lots...I do have quite a large freezer, so I can. The milk tastes no different when defrosted....and lasts the same as it would used from fresh.

I buy Lurpack..easy spread...no salt.

[danoid]

being here in the states, i shop at aldi's and it (butter) is $2.29 (1 pound 45) for a 450g pack.....kerrygold, which we have access to where i am (not at aldi's) , is $4.49 (2 pounds 83 for a 225g pack)...tho i have been told by people who use it they really like ALOT and would not go back to US butter......how does kerrygold rate on peoples "buttermeter".....good or bad or indifferent??

thanks!!

[237SJ]

Kerrygold is good IMO. I can`t stand that whipped butter you get in the US

[micmak]

Can't speak of US butter, but Spanish butter is equivalent to margarine, cheap marge at that.

[DaisyNonna]

Wish I were allowed to eat butter. Other spreads are repulsive.

[micmak]

All things in moderation Daisy.

[ladybirder]

Kerrygold is lovely butter.

[chi-chi66]

I used to buy Kerrygold butter, the hard, pack, years ago and really liked it.

However, over the years, my tastes have changed, and I don't take a lot of salt...so the only one I have found is..Lurpack..no salt. It's in the form of a
soft butter, it might be what you call whipped..I don't know, but there is a percentage of oil in it to make it spreadable.

[mike11111]

The only butter I will eat is the most expensive, Lurpak (Danish) slightly salted. Cheapest I've seen it at here is £1.60 for 225g but boy, it's worth it.

[chi-chi66]

^^^^that was for danoid....

[micmak]

Daisy. I'm told not to drink or smoke. I do both in moderation. What is the point of living in misery to get to 80 or 90 or even 100. Life is for LIVING.

[mike11111]

Chi-chi, Lurpak comes in two forms; real butter and spreadable (i.e with a bit of oil added). Both are available in unsalted and slightly salted varieties.

[chi-chi66]

Mike...yes I buy the spreadable...no salt. I was meaning that was the only brand I could find without salt. I started off on the slighty salted, but I dont think Kerrygold do 'no salt'. However I dont care now, cos I love the taste of Lurpack!!