Butter, baby!

Like other expatriates in Norway (Emily for example), I have to blog a small commentary on the recent "epidemic" that is tormenting Norwegian citizens. You know you're living the good life when it's a small crisis that there is a BUTTER shortage, right? ;)

From an online newspaper:

Tine is the so-called “market regulator” for milk in Norway and thus responsible for keeping production in line with market demand. The butter shortage is rooted in unusually low milk production this year, said to be a result of poor grazing caused by heavy rains and poor quality feed for cattle in the autumn. At the same time, demand for butter and fatty products has been high, not least because of a low-carbohydrate diet fad.

Around 20 liters of milk is needed to produce one kilo of butter, according to Tine, and Norwegian farmers will have produced 20 million fewer liters of milk this year than expected in May. That means a looming shortage of around 50 tons of butter every week through December.

What's even better is that someone is trying to sell a package of used butter on Finn.no (similar to craigslist or ebay) . This could very well be a joke, but I secretly hope it's serious. Hilarious. See the ad here.
 

The shortage is said to last until January. What ever will we do without butter for three more weeks?!? How will I get my holiday baking done? Ahh!

That's it, I'm moving back to Washington. I can't take this anymore!