IwantItgreen Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) WOW! They price of coconut and Palm Kernel have taken exponential price increases!When Leisa started her co-op in mid-Dec(sadly she wasn't able to complete it) the price of Coconut Oil, 76 Degree ($1.28 lb) 50 lb Pail is now $1.56Castor Oil - USP ($2.10 per pound) 7 lb. is OOS at $2.27Jojoba, Golden ($7.00 per pound)7 lb. is OOS but I'm positive the last time I looked it was at $10/lbPalm Kernel Oil Flakes ($1.35 lb)50 lb.Bag is now $1.66! Palm Kernel - 7 lbs is $2.21/lb which is how I buy it.Oils by Nature is still closed so couldn't compare with their prices. Edited February 4, 2011 by IwantItgreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 its kind of scary..i ordered 50lb coconut.within 2 days it had went up $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Last 50 lb box of Coconut Oil I ordered it was $51.00 and now it is $79.00 a boxBarbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Pretty sure the last time I paid for a 50-pound pail of coconut it was close to Barbara's price too. Wonder what's up with the dramatic increase here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I heard that the crops for Jojoba were ruined to due to freezing therefore it will be very pricey for awhile. Castor seems to be oos everywhere too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 So glad I'm doing away with Coconut. PKO on the other hand, well, someone will be prying that from my cold, dead hands but lucky for me I have a small surplus of it that should hold me a good while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The price of palm with go up too it comes from the coconut trees.I guess I will need to slow down with this hobby of mine and use up some of these soaps.Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I spoke to a couple distributors (LARGE distributors for multi-national corp types) and both told me that the crops were bad over the winter. They recommended waiting 6 to 9 months to purchase in bulk again. The crops should be better over the summer and they are expecting prices to come down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayougirl Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I'm pretty stocked up (just got castor and another 50 lb cube of palm), but am hesitant to soap just for the heck of it. I guess with the prices up, I'll have to plan all my batches to try and keep prices down. But when I have to reorder and the prices are still high, prices will have to go up. What a drag! Does everything have to go up at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I should have enough coconut to get through, but Jojo is another story and castor ... sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I'm just out of both coconut and castor too. Three months ago I put off ordering another 50lbs because I was certain I wouldnt work through it by then... kicking myself now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Between our increased demand on fuel oil, as a result of a harsh winter and the Egyptian turmoil; expect prices to continue upward. Shipping is the villain. I have good stock supplies and have pretty much stopped producing anything at this point. Valentines is not a good event for me and sales usually don't pick up until spring and then fall flat for summer. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Guess I'm placing an order soon before it gets too much worse, no sense in waiting. I'm buying fifty pounds of beeswax too.. usually I get it 20-30 pounds at a time from a local beekeeper, but he cant sell me any this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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