Comments on: Honey Prices: Unexpectedly Flat In 2009 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/01/25/honey-prices-unexpectedly-flat-in-2009/ Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erroll http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/01/25/honey-prices-unexpectedly-flat-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-37709 Erroll Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:58:40 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/?p=1145#comment-37709 Thanks Sires, As I understand it, Costco's policy is that everything gets marked up 15%, and since they usually turn over their inventory quickly, they are a really good barometer of the honey market. But yeah, that stops working if they're caught with excess inventory. Erroll Thanks Sires,

As I understand it, Costco’s policy is that everything gets marked up 15%, and since they usually turn over their inventory quickly, they are a really good barometer of the honey market. But yeah, that stops working if they’re caught with excess inventory.

Erroll

]]> By: SIRES http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/01/25/honey-prices-unexpectedly-flat-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-37708 SIRES Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:43:11 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/?p=1145#comment-37708 I talked to Silverbow around the end of summer last year, and they told me that Costco had a surplus of their honey, and were planning to sell it at their normal markup. When it was gone, (and it is now, also confirmed the price went up at Silverlake/South Everett Costco) they raised the price to match the new higher price point from Silverbow. I talked to Silverbow around the end of summer last year, and they told me that Costco had a surplus of their honey, and were planning to sell it at their normal markup. When it was gone, (and it is now, also confirmed the price went up at Silverlake/South Everett Costco) they raised the price to match the new higher price point from Silverbow.

]]> By: Woody Drake http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/01/25/honey-prices-unexpectedly-flat-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36343 Woody Drake Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:15:52 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/?p=1145#comment-36343 interesting stuff! interesting stuff!

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