In a message dated 2001-11-03 1:00:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:


> A local feed and animal supplies store here in Santa Fe New Mexico sells 5 
> pounds of 99.8 MSM for 48 bux. 

Yes James but those are US Dollars.  5 pounds is about 1.1 KG or 1100 grams.  
$48 USD is  About $77.28 CDN - then add $5.00 postal customs brokerage to 
this  (more if they use a courier service) and any shipping charges - usually 
about $20 CDN for a 1KG shipment and now the price rises to $102.28 CDN.  or  
$93 CDN per KG.  There are suppliers here that can provide that for about $60 
CDN or less.  The Canadian Dollar's value to the US dollar is very low now 
and is getting lower making imports very expensive.  I'm not sure of the 
source of MSM here but there is a large pulp and paper industry here and it 
would make sense that the MSM is produced locally but I may be wrong about 
this.  If anything at all, it may be more beneficial to purchase MSM from 
Canada and import it to the USA.  Something to think about.

Ian