Sticker shock

[MaryIsobel]

We all know that prices are rising like crazy. I am going to make 5 dozen macaron's for my daughter's bridal shower. I've made them before, most recently for my other daughter's wedding last October, I use Bob's Red Mill fine almond flour. Today, I paid 22.00 for 454 grams (1 pound.) I swear that it was about 12.00 a few months ago.

[FauxPas]

1 hour ago, MaryIsobel said:

I use Bob's Red Mill fine almond flour. Today, I paid 22.00 for 454 grams (1 pound.) I swear that it was about 12.00 a few months ago.

 

Almonds are largely grown in California and Canadians are stuck for now with a 25% tariff in retaliation to US tariffs on them, as far as I can tell. 😒

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/03/11/california-almond-growers-grapple-with-uncertainty-as-new-tariffs-could-hit-exports/

 

If you are willing to consider changing brands, Loblaw's/Real Canadian Superstore has 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of President's Choice fine almond flour for $19, so less than what you used to pay - less than $9/lb. 

https://www.realcanadiansuperstore.ca/en/fine-grind-almond-flour/p/21411825_EA?source=nspt

 

Have you had a chance to shop around if you don't want to switch brands? Even Thrifty Foods here, which is often the priciest store, has the Bob's Red Mill almond flour for $19. I would have expected you could find something a bit less, given you are in the larger population centre and not on an island, ha. 

 

YuPik is a nice Canadian company that does bulk stuff. They show $24 for a kg of almond flour. But I understand if you don't want to risk switching to a different brand than what you have used successfully in the past! 

 

 

[ElsieD]

Yupik is great - right now I have a bag on their mini diced candied ginger.  

[MaryIsobel]

41 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Yupik is great - right now I have a bag on their mini diced candied ginger.  

I'll look at Yupick. I live in between a couple of small townships - no Thrifty's or Whole Foods anywhere near by. We have SaveOn and Freshco in our township. I had not shopped aaround, just went to SaveOn where I have always bought Bob'a fine almond flour. I want to bake this week so online orders were not an option. I do appreciate the advice and will definitely shop around from now on.

[FauxPas]

19 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:

I want to bake this week so online orders were not an option. I do appreciate the advice and will definitely shop around from now on.

 

yeah, sometimes we don't have a lot of time to shop around and also just want to get a brand we know!  🙂