The article highlights the significant increase in the price of butter, with an estimated two to three times rise compared to recent months. The high cost of butter is contributing to breakfast items becoming unaffordable for many. The article also touches on the affordability of honey and the history of margarine as a less expensive alternative to butter. The higher cost of butter is attributed to the production method, with cheaper imported butter sometimes being less expensive than domestically produced butter, particularly when cows are grazed rather than kept in barns.