Don M.
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- Location
- central Missouri
My long gravel driveway is turning green with weeds, We should have mild and dry weather this week, so I planned to spray it with some Glyphosate concentrate (generic Roundup). I was nearly out of that weed killer....I usually buy a 2.5 Gal. jug from a local farm store....for usually $40, and that lasts me 3 or 4 years. When I went to the store today, the price was $146 for a jug. Needless to say, I deferred. Then, I asked the price for fertilizer, as I will spade my garden this Fall, and spread a 40lb. sack to prepare the soil for next year.....it usually sells for about $7, but the price was $19...again I said no thanks.
When I got home, I researched prices on the Internet, and the lowest I found was $170 for a big jug. Walmart sells it in quart jugs...10 jugs would be over $400.
If this is any indicator of the prices farmers are paying for their supplies, Get Prepared for another huge increase in food prices, next year! Any increase in SS benefits will likely be eaten up at the grocery stores. Between what the cost of food production will be, no sign of let up in fuel prices, ongoing supply and delivery shortages, etc., etc., I suspect we will continue to see soaring costs and half empty shelves for the foreseeable future.
When I got home, I researched prices on the Internet, and the lowest I found was $170 for a big jug. Walmart sells it in quart jugs...10 jugs would be over $400.
If this is any indicator of the prices farmers are paying for their supplies, Get Prepared for another huge increase in food prices, next year! Any increase in SS benefits will likely be eaten up at the grocery stores. Between what the cost of food production will be, no sign of let up in fuel prices, ongoing supply and delivery shortages, etc., etc., I suspect we will continue to see soaring costs and half empty shelves for the foreseeable future.
