How do you plan on dealing with the wheat shortages?

[eleny]

Edited to add: For those who eat wheat products.

I've been reading about this here at DU. Here's the latest posting on the issue.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2926182

[displacedtexan]

1. I'm stocking up on 25# bags of All Purpose Flour

I'm a pastry chef, and I'm storing sugar and flour in Rubbermaid bins.

[eleny]

4. Seems like humidity would be a problem in your area

[Warpy]

6. Probably a good idea

just hope none of those bins is hatching miller moths. If it is, you're going to be doing a lot more sifting than you anticipated for months to come.

That's the main reason I don't get tempted to hoard, but I don't have a business to keep afloat.

[grasswire]

8. seriously, do you have a remedy for long-term storage problems?

I would do this if I knew it wasn't going to go bad.

Of course, though, we may be talking about years of high wheat prices -- higher and higher. Anything we can store for six months or even a year isn't going to help down the road.

[displacedtexan]

14. I'm building a cedar-lined storage cabinet with a dehumidifier and

a cooling fan for summer.

My storage plan is to be 6 months ahead of rising prices at any given time, as long as it's possible.

I plan to keep buying 25# at a time (replacement).

May not work, but I use about 50# of flour each month now.

[NMDemDist2]

2. I've been buying 5# bags everytime I go to the store

my freezer is filling up but I use a lot of flour, between bread, cookies and pasta :cry:

if it gets too bad I have no idea, we'll eat more rice and potatoes and I have added potatoes to the garden list for this summer.

but I'm kicking myself for only buying 5 bags when it was onsale for $1 a 5# bag at Christmas......

[eleny]

3. I noticed something....

Coffee took a big jump recently. But yesterday so much of it was on sale. I know that it's different because there isn't a shortage driving the cost like with the flour. So I'm torn over waiting and trusting that increased prices will result in people cutting way back resulting in prices going down again. Baked goods are just so different. There are alternatives with coffee.

Since Colorado is wheat country I was thinking of looking around to see if there are any places to buy grains closer to the source. Or maybe a coop would help keep the price down.

[NMDemDist2]

5. it's not the grain that's tough (my inlaws are BIG wheat farmers) it's the mill

they bring me lentils every year from the farm but getting wheat milled is the biggy

here's a mill near you, but I doubt it will be any cheaper...

http://www.bsm.com/rockymountainmilling/main.html

[eleny]

7. Thanks!

I sent them a note to see if they have a retail store in Platteville. It's not a long trip. Looks like they have some good products.

[NMDemDist2]

9. maybe we can split a 50# bag if I make it to CO this summer eh?

:think:

[eleny]

12. Maybe we could take a little drive

And even get more than one type of flour to try out. Do some baking, too.

I'll do the driving!

[housewolf]

13. You guys are making me jealous!

I want to go too! I'd love to get my hands on some of Rocky Mountain Milling's flour again! (but not enough to pay the shipping charges on it right now....)

[housewolf]

10. I had flour from them

It was almost 10 years ago but it was terrific flour. Had 50# all-purpose and 50# bread flour, also 50# pastry flour. I loved it, never had anything else that's as good (not even King Arthur).

I picked it up at their Plattville mill. Well worth the trip, I highly recommend their flour.

[eleny]

11. Wow, thanks!!!

First thing I thought of was how it might compare to King Arthur's products.

[kestrel91316]

15. The logical step in my case is to use it as an opportunity to

lose 15 lb or so.............I have trouble saying no to carbs.

Oh, and stockpile wheatberries to grind in my very excellent Country Living grain mill.