Why is a man trying to smuggle 90 kilos of butter to Norway? Crazy enough, Norway is experiencing a shortage of butter as a result of a fad Low Carb High Fat diet craze in the country. Stores are rationing out butter and the black market for the food is tremendous. One person reports "I've seen an ad where they wanted 5,000 kronor ($740) for a box of butter." Sounds insane! (But it's true). The country's "reserve" of butter is sold down right before the holiday, upsetting culinary holiday traditions.
The Local Reports... "A Russian man was caught on Friday trying to bring 90 kilogrammes of butter over the Swedish border to Norway without paying the custom duty. And the emerging black market is making some attempt to make some well-needed money before Christmas by auctioning out their butter online. " Read More
CNN Reports... "A rainy summer reduced the quality of animal feed, decreasing milk production in Norway this year by 20 million liters (5.3 million gallons) compared with the same period last year." Read More
MSNBC Reports... "Butter is now selling on Norway's top auction website, with a 250-gram piece starting at around $13, roughly four times its normal price." Read More
If you can get butter into Norway right now and sell it, looks like you'll make a killing!
