On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 4/28/2016 5:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:42:33 PM UTC-4, Janet B wrote:
> >> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:11:37 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:34:04 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> IMHO, it's not yet the best price. It's a tad too early. The lowest is
> >>>> 6 ears for $2.98. In a few weeks it will likely be 10 ears and the
> >>>> price might drop.
> >>>
> >>> Yikes. $.50/ear is the HIGHEST price corn ever fetches around here,
> >>> and this would never be advertised. Sale price is 8-10 ears for $1.
> >>> Normal price during corn season would be 4 or 5 for $1. Those are
> >>> 2013-2015 prices, not 1965 Sheldon prices.
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >> I've seen it close to $1 each here in season (at the supermarket) I
> >> don't know what the farms stands sell it for.
> >> Janet US
> >
> > If memory serves, the going rate here in-season is $2.00 for six ears.
> > "In-season" won't happen until July, typically. We had an extremely
> > mild winter, so they might be able to plant early this year.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> Here's why I do like living in the southern US. 50 cents for six ears
> last year at the farm stand. But that was at the end of may or early
> June.

Both cost of living and wages are lower. It's probably a wash, or
people from Michigan would be flocking to South Carolina.

Cindy Hamilton