A contributor to our Uncommon Economic Indicators project reports that the price of pizza has dropped in their neighborhood because of cheaper cheese. Dominick Maffei, owner of Maffei's Pizza, tells us why he dropped the price of a slice. Dr. Emmit Rawles, professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennesee, talks about what's behind the falling prices.
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please; write to me the cost analysis of cheese and other dairy products. Thank you for your response.
Why would anyone lower the price of their pizza now? The price of cheese is down but now is the time to make up for last years losses because of high priced cheese and other supplies.
The cost to produce feed for dairy cows was incurred in the growing season of 2008 when prices were quite high or diesel fuel and fertilizer. Yes prices of those items have come down and will provide some relief to milk producers in 2009.
I've heard tell that there's at least one pizzeria (maybe two) on St. Mark's between 2nd and 3rd that charges $1.00 per slice.
Why did you let the good doctor say, unchallenged, that the price of diesel and feed is still high for the dairy farmers. Those prices have gone down even more than the price of cheese or milk. You should have challenged the doctor for that one.
Brian, Two Brothers pizza at 6th ave & 16th st sell pizza's for $1.00 a slice
Thanks 3 and 4 now THAT'S "crowdsourcing"
I MISS RED BARBER
He is not lowering his prices because of cheese prices.
The pizza man has lowered his price because there is a
pizza store 5 blocks south on 6th ave. + 17 th st. that
sells a slice of pizza for $1.00.
He is reacting to a close competitor's price not to cheese prices.
"Two Brothers" at 6th avenue and 17th street are charging one dollar a slice!
The mafia crack wasn't funny...
Uh-oh!
Better include cheese in the (next) deficit spending package!
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