I get my seed from Lewis Seed Co, the wholesaler in Louisville. They told me when I bought the last bag that it really had gone up. Cannot remember what I paid for it. Their thistle seed is also cheaper. We are getting ready to head West and I was looking forward to seeing the huge sunflower fields in Nebraska and the Dakotas but probably going to be too late this year. That is a spectacular sight... Millie Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: BIRDKY Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 2:03 PM Subject: [birdky] INFO: Sunflower seed prices Not sure how many folks have paid attention to sunflower seed prices, but 50 pound bags are currently going for $30, an all time record by far!!!! The 2011 crop will hopefully be good and push this back down some, but with the weird weather of 2011, it might be an expensive winter for bird feeding. The futures for sunflowers should be set during October when the 2011 crop quantity/quality is assessed. If anyone finds a source for "cheap" seed in coming weeks, please pass it along to the listserv. bpb, Louisville ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx