sportmix price increase?

[Munoz]

I went and bought the usual at the feed store i usually buy sportmix, and when they gave me the total it didn't sound right so i asked how much was each 50# bag and the guy said that the price went up 2$/ bag for a total of $30.26. I am just wondering if anyone else has seen an increase in price on the black bag of sportmix and if anyone knows where it might be a little cheaper around the NE Texas area?

[Mike]

Yeah... everyone down here raised their prices around $2 a bag also.

[Westexhoghunter]

Diamond went up nearly $3 here

[halfbreed]

lol when i was selling sportmix black bag in 2006 it was 12.50 dealer cost . now it's most than likely around 25.0? dealer cost and the distributors make some lowering that cost  . it really doesn't cost that much to make dog food . it is just marked up sooo much by the middleman .  if i had so desired i could have made 6.00 a bag on the feed and still been in line with the other feed dealers . way too much mark up .

[yelladog0300]

Mt pleasant Texas .... 28.35 for 40pound bag.. Black bag ... what color do yall get for 30??

[Hawkins]

Where I buy mine it went up to 28 I think, she said black gold was 35 a bag

[Munoz]

Mt pleasant Texas .... 28.35 for 40pound bag.. Black bag ... what color do yall get for 30??

I used to buy the black bag in 50# for 28$ now im paying $30.26 from princeton ag supply.

[yelladog0300]

its really crazy how the price has went up on it in the last year because i remember my first bag of sportsmix i bought was 21.99 and i honestly think its better then black gold or any of the victor bags... Hell before too long ole Bens Best is going to be 30 dollars lmao Now is 15.00 for 50# bag. what i migh have to switch to in the NEAR future lol

[wadehug]

Here in brenham it has been over $30.00 since  about may. I think its $34 per 50 pounds now.

[jon]

here along the red river in denison black bags always been $31 not sure what it is now though

[bmac]

I figured out a long time ago that this "hobby" cost as much as any hobby like race boats or cars except it involves dogs,living creatures that rely on us completey for their needs and entertainment if you can't handle keeping and providing for your animals top shelf then find something you can afford to do top shelf

[Easttex91]

I noticed diamond went up a few weeks ago as well

[Munoz]

I figured out a long time ago that this "hobby" cost as much as any hobby like race boats or cars except it involves dogs,living creatures that rely on us completey for their needs and entertainment if you can't handle keeping and providing for your animals top shelf then find something you can afford to do top shelf

bmac, you must of misunderstood my post. I did not post this to complain about not being able to feed my dogs, because i can.I simply posted this to find out if the price increase was just at my feed store or everywhere else.

[DubbleRDawgs]

here in bcs  tsc the diamond went up 3 bucks

[BaynSlay]

Why is that feed so special? Sorry I'm just starting, but I feed cheap Ol Roy and my dogs do just fine

[tnhillbilly]

Anyone notice the difference in the appearance of Sportmix lately? Ive been considering switching to something else. Ive had several dogs that wouldn't eat it in the last month. Maybe just a bug going around, but also seems they just ain't performing like they should either.

[jsh]

Just out of curiosity the other day, I looked at the high energy, high protein Ol' Roy (brown bag $23.99 50#).  The number one ingredient in it was pork bone meal I think. Whatever exactly it was, it wasn't corn. Anyone ever tried it?

Price doesn't equate to quality to me when it comes to dog food. I've sampled almost everything this past year - Victor, Sportmix, Purina, etc......

Ran 21 miles on my dogs Sunday on Retriever Blue $19.99 bag.


Thoughts/experience on the Old' Roy?

[Eric]

The lady at the feed store and I were talking about this the other day. Told them to start looking for another brand.

[halfbreed]

you gotta watch them sportmix employee's tom they get lazy . main reasom i quit buyin sellin and feeding it was for the fact that for a while every ton i bought was differant . it was like switching feed every other month  . other than that great feed .

[USHOG]

I have been using retriever high protein 27 /15 It has worked good over the last year, but I also feed lots of raw meat. Tractor supply always has it in stock $20 a bag when bought by the pallet $21 by the single 50 pound bag.