On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:32:56 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

Helium previously costs about $8/liter but is now running about
$20/liter thanks to the helium shortage. That's $14,600 for 730
liters. Are you sure you want to do this?

Hmmm... that can't be right. The problem is that I'm getting prices
for helium that are all over the map. For example:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/19/us-helium-shortage-analysis-idUSBRE98I0AN20130919
"... spot price of liquid helium has jumped to $25-$30 per
liter from $8 last year."

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140126/FINANCE/301269974/helium-shortage-deflates-party-city
"prices have doubled since 2006, to $6.13 per-cubic meter,
according to the latest figures from the U.S. Geological Survey."
1 cubic-meter = 1000 liters, so that is $0.00613/liter which seems
rather low.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/helium/mcs-2014-heliu.pdf
"The estimated price range for private industry’s Grade-A gaseous
helium was about $7.21 per cubic meter ($200 per thousand cubic
feet), with some producers posting surcharges to this price.
1 cubic-meter = 1000 liters, so that is $0.00721/liter, which agrees
with the previous article, mostly because the price came from the same
source.

Ok, let's try party helium:
http://www.sfparty.com/products.php?product=Helium%3A-Balloon-Time-Disposable-Helium-Tank-Purchase
$55 for 14.9 cubic-ft.
14.9 ft^3 = 422 liters
$55 / 422 liters = $0.13/liter

Does anyone have the real price of helium?

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