Grocery prices

Don M.

Don M.

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I don't know about the rest of the country, but here in the Midwest, Chicken and Egg prices are going off the charts. Apparently, there is a "bird flu" hitting the producers, and they have had to kill off over 50 million chickens in recent weeks. Normally, we pay about $1.60 for a dozen eggs, and today the price was $3.45 for a dozen....over 100% more in just the past couple of weeks. Raw chicken has gone up just about the same. It won't be long, at this rate, before it may become cheaper to buy a steak. Even if they get this disease under control, it will take several months before prices start to get back to normal.
 

Chicken hasn't gone up yet here but eggs are climbing in price.
I scooped up a carton of 18 for $1.99 about 10 days ago with a coupon but won't be seeing that again anytime soon. It's also terrible that a decent loaf of bread approaches $5.00 these days!
 
Poultry, eggs, meat, vegetable prices you name it, the prices here have all been climbing consistently the past couple of years, I can't remember when a dozen eggs were last under $2.30 even for medium. They can blame bird flu, but, the prices have been flying off the charts for a few years now, poultry along with everything else has nearly doubled in just a few years.
 

Food isn't a major share of our budget, but I can see how these rising prices would really impact someone who is trying to get by on just Social Security. Between this Bird Flu, and the California drought, we can probably expect to see rising food prices for quite some time. There was a problem with pork a couple of years ago, and the price of bacon and pork chops, etc., is just now starting to get back down to reasonable.
 
I'm really surprised at these prices, because here in PA (where I do most of my food shopping in either a convenience store or by home delivery AKA Schwan's) the prices are still the same.

... so far ...
 
We were discussing this at my daughter`s house today. She had surgery the other day so is pretty much staying in the recliner resting. But the rest of the house is a hub bub of action going on-kids in and out (they have 5),my foster kids in the mix. I was noticing that her fridge was almost always open,with somebody`s head stuck in there. I finally said "Your fridge is almost never closed,is it?!" She said "NO!",so I asked them what they spend in groceries a week. I just added mine up the other day because one of the checkers said to me "You are in here almost every day! And buying a ton!" So I looked at my check register (I write checks for groceries,almost nothing else,so I can keep track) and I am spending $600.00 a week on groceries! I was floored. But daughter and her husband are spending even more-and that`s only groceries-they eat lots of their dinners out because of the kids sports schedules. And they only have three at home-the oldest is married,the next one works out of town and is gone all week. I now realize that I am losing money doing foster care. We don`t do it for the money,for sure,but I`m now wondering if we can continue to afford doing it!
 
I won't post any UK prices here as converting them into $ would not give an accurate view of what we actually pay as proportion of income. If we used $ to pay for groceries then it would be.

I have to say I am shocked at what grocery prices are on every annual trip to the US!

Mrs. R, $600/week!!!
 
I agree prices going up on eggs, etc. wait til the full affect of the drought in California affects fruit and veggie prices!

I think California produces at least 95% of vegetablea and fruits for the country.
 
Lynn, I think most of our fruits and veg come from Spain and South Africa and also from the UK. Best strawberries are Scottish!
 
We have some pretty good strawberries in California also!! Always pass fields of them on my drive to my daughters house.
 
LynnD said:
We have some pretty good strawberries in California also!! Always pass fields of them on my drive to my daughters house.
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How much do they cost? I just bought a box of 400g/14 oz. for £1.47. Just looked at the box and I noticed the name of the grower was on it.
 
I'm not one that looks at prices, I'm always reading the nutrtion label, but I'll let you know later.

also depends on the store and I'm not going to my cheapest store today which is Food for Less, they have the best prices on fruits and veggies, but they are very basic and I've noticed they are starting to raise prices. There I can buy a small avocado for 58 cents. Of course Costco might be the best bargain but I don't buy bulk anymore. Let my card expire, but will occasionally go with my daughter and use her card for bulk paper products.
 
I pay $6.00 Canadian for a dozen free range eggs. Berries are still high at $3.00 a pint on average now and more in winter, as local produce isn't ready yet. In winter I usually get the frozen berries for smoothies, when they go on sale. Its getting ridiculously expensive to eat. Beans are my main source of protein, so at least I don't have to pay for meat.
 
LynnD said:
I'm not one that looks at prices, I'm always reading the nutrtion label, but I'll let you know later.

also depends on the store and I'm not going to my cheapest store today which is Food for Less, they have the best prices on fruits and veggies, but they are very basic and I've noticed they are starting to raise prices. There I can buy a small avocado for 58 cents. Of course Costco might be the best bargain but I don't buy bulk anymore. Let my card expire, but will occasionally go with my daughter and use her card for bulk paper products.
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I don't pay a lot of attention to the price of fruits and veg as I'm going to buy them anyway, and there's no competition in my area as far as grocery stores. But I do look at berry prices. I'd love to get good avocadoes here but what we get are tiny, expensive and not very good. We got spoiled when we lived in Uganda as they were about 5 cents for a huge one, although people usually gave us tons of them free.

My sister goes to Costco even though she lives alone. She does get lots of guests though - kids, grandkids, etc.
 
Cookie said:
I pay $6.00 Canadian for a dozen free range eggs. Berries are still high at $3.00 a pint on average now and more in winter, as local produce isn't ready yet. In winter I usually get the frozen berries for smoothies, when they go on sale. Its getting ridiculously expensive to eat. Beans are my main source of protein, so at least I don't have to pay for meat.
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My husband uses a lot of beans in curries, etc. and we get the dried beans which he puts in the pressure cooker.

I'm a serious label reader as well, Lynn.
 
Ameriscot said:
I don't pay a lot of attention to the price of fruits and veg as I'm going to buy them anyway, and there's no competition in my area as far as grocery stores. But I do look at berry prices. I'd love to get good avocadoes here but what we get are tiny, expensive and not very good. We got spoiled when we lived in Uganda as they were about 5 cents for a huge one, although people usually gave us tons of them free.

My sister goes to Costco even though she lives alone. She does get lots of guests though - kids, grandkids, etc.
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i would love those prices for avocados, you'd think they'd be cheaper here since we grow them but they aren't.

LOVE avocados, try to eat as much as possible just wish the calories were lower. Lol.
 
Ameriscot said:
My husband uses a lot of beans in curries, etc. and we get the dried beans which he puts in the pressure cooker.

I'm a serious label reader as well, Lynn.
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lol, unless it's something new I probably know it anyway...I've been reading them for years....and I look at everything, not just calorie.
 
LynnD said:
i would love those prices for avocados, you'd think they'd be cheaper here since we grow them but they aren't.

LOVE avocados, try to eat as much as possible just wish the calories were lower. Lol.
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They are sooo good for you, but yes they have a lot of calories.

The avocadoes were so cheap because the exchange rate with Ugandan shillings is very good. Some people would bring us boxes of them so we'd need to share or else eat about 5,000 calories a day until we got rid of them all before they rotted!
 
They do go bad fast, once they are ripe I put them in the fridge as that is supposed to slow down the process.

I started to get into juicing but it's expensive and if you do your own it's messy and a lot of work.

I love the green ones with the kale and other green veggies plus a green apple for a little sweetness....but haven't had one in awhile.
 
Don't know for sure but in general I think Canadian prices are probably higher for everything than the US.
 
Trader Joe's strawberries and raspberries ...32 0z.
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Savemart strawberries on sale....32 oz.
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Just a cute idea for the little ones.....

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