Wheat berries shouldn't cost more than flour, rignt?  If that isn't right, I'd sure like an education as to why.

Today I stopped in at Cash and Carry in Seattle and checked out the prices on 50# bags of flour.  Bleached, unbleached, whole wheat (no additives either), seminola, etc.  One such bag was marked at $10.95 and the others were between $12 and $18 (although the seminola was higher than that, I think). 

I have bought bags of flour from them and have been satisfied.  But now, armed with Nutrimill and Bosch mixer, I can't find wheat berries for much less than $1 per pound.  Something seems a-miss.

The best local price I have found is through a 10% bag discount for WheatMontana Hard Red or Prairie Gold which would make it about 90 cents per pound.

A local feed store said their wheat was feed grade and not designed for human consumption. 

Any suggestions?  Thanks.