I scream. You scream. I scream even louder, and you may too if you have to decide between paying your utility bill and buying your kid an ice cream cone this summer.
If you thought the price of gas was high, consider paying double what you are shelling out now for a single scoop of vanilla ice cream.
According to news sources, your child’s favorite dessert could put you in the poor house due to what is being called a “crisis” in the global crop of vanilla pods.
This “crisis” has reportedly prompted some people to stockpile vanilla pods causing the price of vanilla ice cream to soar. Management Today reports that the price of vanilla has spiked from $25 for roughly two pounds of the pods to nearly $40 for the same amount, in just the last two months. What’s more, experts believe the price is likely to climb even higher, which could force companies to further increase prices for products that contain vanilla.
“It is the most expensive ingredient in ice cream production per kilogram, so it is highly likely that some producers will not be able to absorb the extra cost,” Nick Peska, business development director at Mintec told Management Today.
In other words, if you’re kid enjoys cooling off on hot summer days by digging his tongue into a scoop of vanilla ice cream, expect to dig even deeper into your wallet to provide him with that pleasure.
Personally, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had to consider selling an organ in order to feed my daughter’s insatiable appetite for ice cream.
Last year, during our annual trip to Hawaii our plane was delayed departing from Honolulu. To keep my then first grader from melting down, I gave into her pleas to purchase a treat from the airport’s Cold Stone Creamery. A single scoop of vanilla ice cream mixed with a dime-sized sprinkling of Oreo cookie crumbs cost me $11.
No lie.
Honestly, I didn’t even look at the prices before ordering. I mean how much could a single scoop of ice cream cost?
Apparently, $11.
No way am I digging that deep again.
Looks like my kid will be sucking on a lot of Popsicles this summer.
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