Registered: Jul 2003
Location: PA
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I went to buy dog food today. I get Purina Dog Chow (55 Lb Bags) from Sam's Club. It went up $3.20 per bag in the last week, to $21.88 per bag.

At the beginning of the year it was $14.88 per bag.
It then went up to $16.88 per bag (up $2.00).
It then went up to $18.68 per bag (up $1.80).
Now it's $21.88 per bag (up $3.20).

In six months time, it's gone up by $7.00 per bag.

I'm assuming this latest price increase is due to corn prices rising.

If you buy off a dealer, and they haven't got the most recent price increases, you may want to stock up.

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i hear ya i started feeding nun better adult formula its worked out real good..

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Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia
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Bought it for $20.00 at Target today. Loaded up on their 50 pound bags they had left because now on it's 44 pounds but still 20.00.??!! Has anyone done the math to figure out what we are actually paying per bag if your in the pro club and get the $7.00 rebate checks. It takes more than 1 or 2 bags to get a $7.00 check, but I had not figured what were actually paying apiece.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Oklahoma
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Dang corn , lol ..... yall can get bags of corn in about any form for $7-$8 ... cut out Purina all together.

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Registered: Sep 2005
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I'm feeding Pedigree and it 's went up about the same as the Purina..get it a little cheaper if I buy a 1000 lb.'s at a time.but I don't do that to often...

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All dog feeds will be going up again, if they have not done so already. Sure there are alot of crops underwater, but corn was high before the floods. You can thank your local congressman for pushing this Ethanol and bio-diesel crap. Dog food is getting hammered on all fronts, not only corn but biodiesel is also sucking up the poultry fat and beef tallow across the country also. Driving the price to record highs also. Not to mention what hi corn and soybean prices do to the meat and poultry prices.

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Resently I spoke to a purina rep. She said that the price increase and reduction in volume per bag is do to the rise in fuel and additional demand of corn and soy products. Not because of OSHA standards concering 50lb + bags, as I have heard. I made it clear that I dont enjoy getting raped with price increase an loss of product . Also that I may start buying another brand of dog food. ( But the other brands have also increased, so what are we going to do ?). Posting on a forum is a start, get on purinas ass and stay on it and take advantage of every coupon offer you can get. Get involved call em

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Originally posted by sonnyjim
Resently I spoke to a purina rep. She said that the price increase and reduction in volume per bag is do to the rise in fuel and additional demand of corn and soy products. Not because of OSHA standards concering 50lb + bags, as I have heard. I made it clear that I dont enjoy getting raped with price increase an loss of product . Also that I may start buying another brand of dog food. ( But the other brands have also increased, so what are we going to do ?). Posting on a forum is a start, get on purinas ass and stay on it and take advantage of every coupon offer you can get. Get involved call em

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Registered: Nov 2005
Location: New Market Va
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I bought 1 ton "40 Bags" of Hi Standard 26/18 and it was $710.00

3 weeks ago..

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: ALABAMA
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SportMix went up again recently and I just bought 500 lbs from my dealer Saturday and he told me that he hopes to have the feed price down soon as they are going to trade show and buyinga large quanity.

It went up $3.00 a bag........He cuts me $1.50 off a bag for buying 500lbs.

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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Ohio
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I think it is mostly because of rising gas prices. The price of everything is going up because it costs so much for shipping. The price of ALL dogfood has or will go up almost $4.00, even those that don't contain corn or soy.....At least that is what my dogfood dealer told me, he deals quite a few brands of dogfood too....

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if it doesn't have corn of soy it has something that used corn or soy like beef, chicken, lamb or something else....therefor it still has something to do with corn

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Originally posted by sonnyjim
Resently I spoke to a purina rep. She said that the price increase and reduction in volume per bag is do to the rise in fuel and additional demand of corn and soy products. Not because of OSHA standards concering 50lb + bags, as I have heard. I made it clear that I dont enjoy getting raped with price increase an loss of product . Also that I may start buying another brand of dog food. ( But the other brands have also increased, so what are we going to do ?). Posting on a forum is a start, get on purinas ass and stay on it and take advantage of every coupon offer you can get. Get involved call em

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Call your congressman?????. Are you kidding?.

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Feed store carries a good quality food 50 lbs for 18.50$ if I want the really good bag with omega3 and 6's its 22.00 for 50lbs. I do keep in mind that one day I'll need a large vat to cook deer parts and scraps to make somekind of homemade dog food....any recipes..Iknow afew good ones have been postedin the past.

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I will trade any of you. I pay 35.16 for a 40# bag, and it is locally made, and over 5.00 a gallon for gas. Before you complain just think about people that have it a lot worst. lol.

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I feed PRIDE in the black bag 24/20 $14.75 a bag

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