Robert59
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Pay more and get less. 
Is this the future for food prices?
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katlupe
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- Norwich, NY
Maybe.
Tish
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- Rural N.S.W. Australia
I think the prices are up at the moment due to supply disruptions, over here they are up due to that and Christmas.
Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
It could be for the foreseeable future.
Many ranchers reduced their herds at the beginning of the pandemic due to disruptions in the meat packing industry.
It will take 18-28 months for beef cattle to go from the honeymoon to the table.
Many ranchers reduced their herds at the beginning of the pandemic due to disruptions in the meat packing industry.
It will take 18-28 months for beef cattle to go from the honeymoon to the table.
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Harry Le Hermit
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Something near and dear to my "stomach"... food!!
I have been trying to follow all of this since the onset 21 months ago (in USA). Currently, it falls into three categories, hoarding, labor and weather. Freezers and refrigerators are still in back order, meaning that surge of 20 months ago is continuing. Unless these items are being used to store ice, then I would expect hoarding is a significant factor.
Increased demand has strained the slaughter houses and the more expensive boneless cuts are giving sway to bone-in, etc. There is some indication that China has replenished their hog herds and are reducing the importation of pork products. (The hog herds were ravaged due to swine flu, prior to covid.) Other imported food items are on the uptick.
Then there is the weather. Grains in the upper Midwest and Canada were severely stunted by those early temps, drought, smoke and then heavy rains. This seems to be a global phenomena, as some very large importing nations are requiring more, due to internal weather, just as the large exporters have their crop yields reduced.
As most of the USA food supply is of NA origin, supply chain should not be quite so hampered... although packaging materials, parts for packaging machines, packaging machines, etc. are largely imported from Asia.
That's my 2¢ worth, which the value of is eroding by the day.
I have been trying to follow all of this since the onset 21 months ago (in USA). Currently, it falls into three categories, hoarding, labor and weather. Freezers and refrigerators are still in back order, meaning that surge of 20 months ago is continuing. Unless these items are being used to store ice, then I would expect hoarding is a significant factor.
Increased demand has strained the slaughter houses and the more expensive boneless cuts are giving sway to bone-in, etc. There is some indication that China has replenished their hog herds and are reducing the importation of pork products. (The hog herds were ravaged due to swine flu, prior to covid.) Other imported food items are on the uptick.
Then there is the weather. Grains in the upper Midwest and Canada were severely stunted by those early temps, drought, smoke and then heavy rains. This seems to be a global phenomena, as some very large importing nations are requiring more, due to internal weather, just as the large exporters have their crop yields reduced.
As most of the USA food supply is of NA origin, supply chain should not be quite so hampered... although packaging materials, parts for packaging machines, packaging machines, etc. are largely imported from Asia.
That's my 2¢ worth, which the value of is eroding by the day.
Don M.
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- central Missouri
Covid has taken a big toll on food processing plants....employees working close together has caused a huge spike in them getting sick. Some plants have lost almost half of their employees over the past year....hampering production substantially.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/world/meatpacking-workers-covid-cases-deaths.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/world/meatpacking-workers-covid-cases-deaths.html
GeorgiaXplant
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- Georgia
Anybody notice that once prices go up, they rarely come down? And if they do come down, it's not by much. Afraid the new prices are here to stay.
Remy
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- California, USA
Tofu seems to be holding steady.
feywon
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- Rural North Central NM
True over course of a year or two they may seesaw up/down/up/down but the net result is an upward trend.
Knight
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Between the 4 Latino super market & the 3 major chain markets here when sales are posted little has changed for us. I like an occasional burger for a sandwich so I use boneless chuck for grinding. On sale @ $2.59 I usually buy two & freeze them. For tacos I like coarse grinding boneless pork which when on sale usually is 99 cents a lb. The boneless pork roasts usually come 4 to a pack & weigh about 2lbs each. That gives me a lot of options, like pork cubes, cutting boneless chops, & double thick for stuffing. Whole roast for making pernil that can make more than one meal.
As for veggies & fruit can't beat the Latino markets for low prices.
The best deal was for USDA choice T-bone steaks recently @ $3.59 a lb. I found out I don't like T-bone as much as I like USDA petite sirloin which has been on sale for $2.59.
Having two refrigerators with side by side freezers & a Kitchen aid stand mixer with a grinding attachment we bought long ago really pays off now.
As for veggies & fruit can't beat the Latino markets for low prices.
The best deal was for USDA choice T-bone steaks recently @ $3.59 a lb. I found out I don't like T-bone as much as I like USDA petite sirloin which has been on sale for $2.59.
Having two refrigerators with side by side freezers & a Kitchen aid stand mixer with a grinding attachment we bought long ago really pays off now.