Bulk Buying Rice

[Tony]

Anyone got any contacts or info on buying rice in bulk, i'm looking at about 120-200kg of it, maybe more if it's a good price and quality rice.

I usually by my rice from Costco but it's shot up and there's a group of people i know trying to get hold of some for food storage so we could all buy in bulk whihc will hopefully reduce costs for everyone.

Thought and advice appreciated

 

[Cap'n Badger]

The aisan an' chinese markets here in Cardiff have HUGE sacks o' rice.....want me t' get some prices tony?

 

[scanker]

I'm not sure what a good price for rice is. I sometimes use the site below to look at supermarket prices. There's a couple of offers on Basmati rice in Tesco - is £1 a kg cheap or not?

http://www.madaboutbargains.co.uk/offers/view.htm?searchtext=rice&searchtype=1

Or as the Cap'n says, have a look on Tudor Street.

 

[Toadflax]

I'd also suggest finding a Chinese supermarket. No use to you, but there's one in Oxford that sells big sacks of rice, so I guess if you can find one over there then they may well do the same.

Prices should be cheaper than British supermarkets. I got a bag of about 200 dried red chilis there for £1 last week.


Geoff

 

[Cap'n Badger]

lol...I live just around the corner o' tudor st.

 

[Tony]

Yes please Cap'n that would be appreciated

 

[Cap'n Badger]

No probz boss...just on the way out t' town now anyway....I'll post prices in about an' hour o' so.

 

[British Red]

Theres a good English store now doing the proper mylar and O2 absorbers for bulk rice storing if its of interest Tony - I can bung a ling if you want?

Red

 

[EdS]

bulk rice - not problem you could buy it by the tonne here in Bradford.

Seriously, every Asia supermarket sells it by at least 25kg sacks.

 

[wolf man]

If you check out the Indian shops (particularly the larger ones) you can usually buy sack of 25kg from about £16 up to £35 depending on quality of rice.
I tend to buy the cheaper bags, and have tried the more expensive ones, and to be honest, can't tell the difference.

It works out cheaper than Tesco's or the other supermarkets can manage.

 

[Rebel]

There are often Asian cash and carry stores around (plenty near me but I'm a long way from where you are). These work out pretty cheap and if you're buying enough they generally don't care about membership and other paperwork.

Bulk buy stores generally do 25kg sacks.

 

[Tony]

Theres a good English store now doing the proper mylar and O2 absorbers for bulk rice storing if its of interest Tony - I can bung a ling if you want?

Red

yeah, that would be good thanks Red

 

[Tony]

I can buy 50 tons at $.50 a kilo but it's a bit much

 

[Cap'n Badger]

Ahoy commodore...
Tesco....£18.99 for 10kg...in comparison..
20kg - basmati £20
20kg - tilda £40
45kg - longrain £50
Local stores Cardiff
Hope it helps

 

[Tony]

Thanks mate, appreciated.

 

[Tony]

Cap'n was the basmati £20/20kg branded?

 

[Cap'n Badger]

er...dunno mate....just asked the shop keeper..lol

 

[Cap'n Badger]

It'll be the rice all the asian peeps use here as it's a main supplier for our area..

 

[Tony]

cheers mate

 

[British Red]

yeah, that would be good thanks Red

http://www.theselfsufficiencyshop.co.uk/


Some really great self sufficiency and food preservation stuff - also stuff like 2 man crosscut saws etc.

Hope it helps - nice guy that runs it - very helpful - drop him a note if he hasn't got waht you need and tell him I sent you - he'll probably sort it

Red