FOOD Rice price

[zeda1]

Over the past 6 months, stock market rice has gone from about $11.00 to a high of almost $24.00 in January back down to $11.00 for the past 7 months. We've got locusts in Africa, 3 gorges dam and the comming famine in China, poor harvests due to lack of workers and an up comming economic reset.

Why is the price of rice so low?

 

[Blacknarwhal]

Depends on your definition of "low", I'd say. In Bangladesh it costs a ton.

 

[Jeff B.]

Not going to claim some insight here... but, I did get some "Steelpak" mylar textured bags on Amazon that claimed to seal on a regular food sealer. After reading a bit on food storage by one of the normally tactical guys (American Partisan), I tried them out and found they work really well.

I'm going to grab some rice this weekend and bag it up and pop the bags into 5 Gallon buckets. I need to see what I have stashed in "the room" anyhow and a refresh/rotation and increase of staples is due.

Back to the point, the Steelpak textured bags DO work very well with a regular old food saver from Costco.

Jeff B.

 

[vessie]

Over the past 6 months, stock market rice has gone from about $11.00 to a high of almost $24.00 in January back down to $11.00 for the past 7 months. We've got locusts in Africa, 3 gorges dam and the comming famine in China, poor harvests due to lack of workers and an up comming economic reset.

Why is the price of rice so low?

This might be the time to buy more rice and other items before everything hits the fan in China.

Once the dam blows, and China has lost their food and grain crops already, China will be buying up food from all over the world.

And not just food but other things.

So, best get what you need now, the near future is not looking very favorable to shopping for what you're used to getting all the time. V

 

[helen]

If you store anything, remove it from original packaging. Repack and label with expiration date, cooking instructions if needed, measurement is pounds or cups. It stores smaller, moves more easily, and can be shared in smaller packages. It's easier to conceal, if it comes to it.

 

[twobarkingdogs]

I'm going to grab some rice this weekend and bag it up and pop the bags into 5 Gallon buckets. I need to see what I have stashed in "the room" anyhow and a refresh/rotation and increase of staples is due.

Jeff B.

The LDS folks sell rice in the #10 cans which they estimate should last 30 years. I throw the link to the online selling site below. I see that they have the rice in stock. There is a big difference in price between the online ($44 a case) -vs- the store price ($25 a case) but the online includes free shipping.

Occasionally they will lock their stores down from non-church members but otherwise they were very open and welcoming the couple of times I went shopping there, I am not a member, so if you are going to a physical location it might be best to call first what with what is going on with the virus. Be aware though that they are very poor in answering the phones and only answer if they are actually onsite and the store is open. If you know someone who is LDS have them help you as they have a super secret handshake and phone number they can use.

tbd

https://store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/food-storage-3074457345616678849-1

 

[Jeff B.]

The LDS folks sell rice in the #10 cans which they estimate should last 30 years. I throw the link to the online selling site below. I see that they have the rice in stock. There is a big difference in price between the online ($44 a case) -vs- the store price ($25 a case) but the online includes free shipping.

Occasionally they will lock their stores down from non-church members but otherwise they were very open and welcoming the couple of times I went shopping there, I am not a member, so if you are going to a physical location it might be best to call first what with what is going on with the virus. Be aware though that they are very poor in answering the phones and only answer if they are actually onsite and the store is open. If you know someone who is LDS have them help you as they have a super secret handshake and phone number they can use.

tbd

https://store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/food-storage-3074457345616678849-1

That's a great and timely reminder to all of us... there is a storehouse nearby (<15 miles) that I need to check out when they re-open. The LDS long term storage canned staples are a very good deal.

Jeff B.

 

[Millwright]

I had a messican restaurant order and extra 50lb bag for me.

They can do the same with beans.

 

[1-12020]

Simply get
five gallon food grade bucket
food grade oxygen absorbents
gamma seal lid
rice

pour rice in food grade bucket
add 2 or 3 good grade oxygen absorbents
seal with gamma seal lid
Store in climate controlled area of house, cooler the better

I have found that Mylar bags are nice but not totally necessary for the above method.
I just finshed a 5 gallon bucket of white rice from 2012 and no problems at all

 

[Bps1691]

The LDS folks sell rice in the #10 cans which they estimate should last 30 years. I throw the link to the online selling site below. I see that they have the rice in stock. There is a big difference in price between the online ($44 a case) -vs- the store price ($25 a case) but the online includes free shipping.

Occasionally they will lock their stores down from non-church members but otherwise they were very open and welcoming the couple of times I went shopping there, I am not a member, so if you are going to a physical location it might be best to call first what with what is going on with the virus. Be aware though that they are very poor in answering the phones and only answer if they are actually onsite and the store is open. If you know someone who is LDS have them help you as they have a super secret handshake and phone number they can use.

tbd

https://store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/food-storage-3074457345616678849-1

Since there aren't cannery's everywhere, here is the link to their Find A Location page

Home Storage Center Locations

Find the nearest Home Storage Center by you. Search by Utah, Western US, Eastern US, and Canada.

providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org

 

[Michiana MaJo]

I don't see the need to use food absorbers...I've just stored a lot of rice in two gallon jars, and as long as the lids are on tight, there never has been a problem with anything.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Simply get
five gallon food grade bucket
food grade oxygen absorbents
gamma seal lid
rice

pour rice in food grade bucket
add 2 or 3 good grade oxygen absorbents
seal with gamma seal lid
Store in climate controlled area of house, cooler the better

I have found that Mylar bags are nice but not totally necessary for the above method.
I just finshed a 5 gallon bucket of white rice from 2012 and no problems at all

Did that. Didn't use oxygen absorbers. Used the food grade buckets frosting comes in. I bought them at Walmart for a dollar each in their bakery department.

After a few years of storage the grain stored in the buckets smells like plastic. Not just a little either. It stank. Maybe you'd be comfortable eating it. Me not so much. YMMV.

 

[summerthyme]

Did that. Used the food grade buckets frosting comes in. I bought them at Walmart for a dollar each in their bakery department. After a few years of storage the grain stored in the buckets smells like plastic. Not just a little either. It stank. Maybe you'd be comfortable eating it. Me not so much. YMMV.

Yes, and I've had it turn rancid in tightly closed glass jars, too. The only grain product I've had goid luck storing for years without it turning rancid is pasta... no idea why. I still store it long term in mylar with O2 absorbers (better safe than sorry!) But years ago, before I understood good storage procedures, I found elbow macaroni for 8 cents a pound. We were feeding 4 growing teens, so I bough 150#. I put it in a new, galvanized garbage can in our cool basement (up on blocks, because it's not always dry down there) and we ate it for several years. The last cupful (IIRC, it was about 6 years old) was as good as the first.

Summerthyme

 

[nomifyle]

Personally I would not store food directly in a plastic bucket, but that's just me. I just ordered some more 5 gallon mylar bags and 02s.

God is good all the time.

Judy

 

[waterdog]

I had a messican restaurant order and extra 50lb bag for me.

They can do the same with beans.

proper spelling would be meskins. As in how many meskins can you put in the front seat of a peekup with windows rolled up? Heh Heh millwright your posts are always good.
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[Hfcomms]

The LDS folks sell rice in the #10 cans which they estimate should last 30 years. I throw the link to the online selling site below. I see that they have the rice in stock. There is a big difference in price between the online ($44 a case) -vs- the store price ($25 a case) but the online includes free shipping.

Occasionally they will lock their stores down from non-church members but otherwise they were very open and welcoming the couple of times I went shopping there, I am not a member, so if you are going to a physical location it might be best to call first what with what is going on with the virus. Be aware though that they are very poor in answering the phones and only answer if they are actually onsite and the store is open. If you know someone who is LDS have them help you as they have a super secret handshake and phone number they can use.

tbd

https://store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/food-storage-3074457345616678849-1

You don’t have to go to the trouble of sealing rice in cans or mylar bags with nitrogen or O2 absorbers, at least in a moderate climate. I still have close to 300lbs of Y2K white rice in 5 gallon buckets with the typical plastic cap. Cooks up just fine, also have a couple of 25# bags of rice that has been sitting for 15 years and it’s also fine. Still in the process of using up one of the bags and I just roll the top down tight to prevent bugs from getting in. Brown rice doesn’t store well but white rice will last indefinitely. Keep it in my food shed which gets down to -25 in winter and upper 90’s in summer.

 

[Squid]

I get my rice in frozen meals and Chinese take-out so I am not impacted by shortages of real rice!

 

[Quiet Man]

Why is the price of rice so low?

All 'markets' are electronically controlled to create an illusion of normalcy.

Get what you need while you can.

 

[packyderms_wife]

This might be the time to buy more rice and other items before everything hits the fan in China.

Once the dam blows, and China has lost their food and grain crops already, China will be buying up food from all over the world.

And not just food but other things.

So, best get what you need now, the near future is not looking very favorable to shopping for what you're used to getting all the time. V

This^^^ We stocked up in March, and again in late April early May. There are just too many things going on globally right now to put our rice purchase off. A 25# bag of rice fits nicely in a 5-gallon bucket and you can get gamma seal lids at Lowes now.

 

[Blacknarwhal]

Last I knew, though, white rice has pretty much an infinite shelf life as long as it doesn't get wet.

 

[fish hook]

Simply get
five gallon food grade bucket
food grade oxygen absorbents
gamma seal lid
rice

pour rice in food grade bucket
add 2 or 3 good grade oxygen absorbents
seal with gamma seal lid
Store in climate controlled area of house, cooler the better

I have found that Mylar bags are nice but not totally necessary for the above method.
I just finshed a 5 gallon bucket of white rice from 2012 and no problems at all

For LONG term storage you should also get the large mylar bags and put th food in it with the oxy absorbers then put the lid on.Over the years oxygen and chemical odors will work through the plastic bucket.

 

[helen]

Honestly, I don't think you're going to store stuff for years unless you're a big time prepper. Baggies, I double mine, and a sturdy plastic bucket or box is all you need if you think you'll use it within 18 months.

 

[fish hook]

People are always talking about precious metals being way under priced.It can't compare with rice and other long keeping food.At 10x the price it would be a bargain.

 

[naturallysweet]

It's harvest season. They lowered the price to screw the farmers in California. . As soon as the crop is in and sold, expect the wholesale and retail prices to rise.

Seen this too many times. But now.

 

[thompson]

Yes, and I've had it turn rancid in tightly closed glass jars, too. The only grain product I've had goid luck storing for years without it turning rancid is pasta... no idea why. I still store it long term in mylar with O2 absorbers (better safe than sorry!) But years ago, before I understood good storage procedures, I found elbow macaroni for 8 cents a pound. We were feeding 4 growing teens, so I bough 150#. I put it in a new, galvanized garbage can in our cool basement (up on blocks, because it's not always dry down there) and we ate it for several years. The last cupful (IIRC, it was about 6 years old) was as good as the first.

Summerthyme

Those big popcorn tins available around Christmas time are perfect for that, too. Have done it that way for years, never a problem.

 

[Matt]

Last I knew, though, white rice has pretty much an infinite shelf life as long as it doesn't get wet.

That has been my experience with it. Anecdotally, I had large metal trashcans full of wheat in my basement that was 8 years old, no mylar or O2 absorbent.....fed it to the deer when I had to move. It was fine! Simply cheaper to replace the grain than move it.

 

[zeda1]

All 'markets' are electronically controlled to create an illusion of normalcy.

Get what you need while you can.

Thanks for the reply, The older I get, the more I realize that there is so much more that i didn't know that I didn't know that I didn't know.

 

[Quiet Man]

...the more I realize that there is so much more that i didn't know that I didn't know...

In my humble opinion, that is part of the basis of wisdom.

Cheers!

 

[Blacknarwhal]

That has been my experience with it. Anecdotally, I had large metal trashcans full of wheat in my basement that was 8 years old, no mylar or O2 absorbent.....fed it to the deer when I had to move. It was fine! Simply cheaper to replace the grain than move it.

I actually cooked up a couple batches from a bag that swore it expired in 2012. I feel fine to this day.

 

[rob0126]

This might be the time to buy more rice and other items before everything hits the fan in China.

Once the dam blows, and China has lost their food and grain crops already, China will be buying up food from all over the world.

And not just food but other things.

So, best get what you need now, the near future is not looking very favorable to shopping for what you're used to getting all the time. V

The local publix has a 2 package limit on rice, so this is well known in the grocery world.

 

[biere]

On the plastic buckets make sure they are food grade if just pouring stuff into bucket. Lot of folks used to prefer the empty paint cans you can find at lowes and home depot, then price went up. I always mylar bag stuff. Rice and sugar and salt are nice and easy to store as long as we are talking white rice. If using brown rice the oil in the brown rice can go rancid and there goes your rice.

From 55 gallon drums where the whole top comes off to the galvanized garbage cans, all sorts of stuff works. On a garbage can I would probably use some caulk to make a sort of gasket to help seal the lid to the can better. If placed on the top of the garbage can might be reusable. If you glue lid edge to side of can, doubt it can be opened without tearing but I never did it. Wax paper can be used to keep it from sticking to one thing or the other.

Rice I vacumn packed years and years back does not like to cook up perfect on the stove top, I have a crappy stove top and don't like using it much. I bought an instant pot. The rice that does not cook up well on stove top cooks perfectly in instant pot using their rice button.

 

[Publius]

Local food lion has rice on sale, but we already have enough. Rice lasts a long time as long if it's stored in low humidity environment, we have stored a good deal of it in half gallon canning jars and used a vacuum sealer on the jar so it's good for many, many years to come.

 

[Great Northwet]

I found 10lb bags of Basmati at FM the other day for $8,99. Normally it;s around $5 for 1.5lb. I'm in the upper left corner of the USA.

Basmati comes from India and is a longer grain. After attending a couple Indian weddings, I won;t eat any other kind.

 

[vessie]

I found 10lb bags of Basmati at FM the other day for $8,99. Normally it;s around $5 for 1.5lb. I'm in the upper left corner of the USA.

Basmati comes from India and is a longer grain. After attending a couple Indian weddings, I won;t eat any other kind.

That Is high for Fred Meyer!

If you have a Costco card, go and check out the Costco Business Center up in Lynwood, Wa. or even down in Fife, Wa., any member can get in, they open at 8am and you will be Amazed at the products and sizes they carry in many things! V

 

[SackLunch]

Today our Costco was out of the #25 jasmine rice, and the #50 jasmine rice was limit 1.

They had plenty of Calrose rice, no limit.