Welcome to BigScreenBiz.com

So how much are people paying for popcorn these days?

I have been buying popcorn from a Missouri Farmer. This year the cost is 24% higher than 12 mos ago and last year was 16% higher than 2007. That makes my cost $18.61 per 50lb bag (when buying 50 bag pallets). vs. $12.87 in 2007.

Who are you buying from?

Thanks

Hi Jack:

I can't help you with a supplier today but back in '06 when I was managing a single screener in Iowa I was buying from an area farmer. It cost me less than a nickle to fill a 148 oz tub which I sold for $3.50. I figure popcorn has to really climb in cost before our profit margin is in danger.

I buy pre sized way more cost to do it this way. I pay 1.35 per 12 oz.That includes corn,oil,salt.

I pay $19.04 for four 12.5 lb bags up from $18.29 a few years ago. Delivered

CHEAP!

So it's a year and some change later, I buy from Harlan Fairbanks, I believe I pay $26 per 50 lb bag of corn. No popcorn farmers near the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in way west Washington state.

We are in the midwest and yes the prices have gone up from around $12 to $20 a bag here in the last few years.

we buy from Sam's Club .... I do not think Sam is a farmer!, I'll find out the per bag. We buy as we need so maybe 15-20 bags at a time.

I'm currently paying $16.10 for a #50 bag.

in 95 our 50# bag at Sam's or wherever was 10.00 per bag. We now pay 16.50 at Sam's Club.

We have been paying $20 for Weaver from our GM dist. in Buffalo.

Our Sam's Club sells the Act II for around 17.00, but I buy Monster Mushroom popcorn, from my Gold Madal supplier. It's over 20.00 for a 50 lb. bag.I use the Naks-pop coconut oil sticks. I sell my popcorn in cups & tubs, because the bags look like micro-wave to me. I clearify my own butter to remove the water & milk solids. ..It taste's just like the good old O'Dells. I think that buttered popcorn should have butter on it, not golden topping made from -??