Have food prices been coming down where you live? (1 Viewer)

[bongsaway]

Egg prices are dropping from record highs to ungodly expensive, so good news on that front. What else are we saving money on when we buy groceries? Trump did promise to lower costs on day one.

 

[daeler]

Well, I believe egg prices are a different problem, more a supply issue thanks to the bird flu and the government wiping out whole flocks to try to contain the disease.

Hamburger is generally better where I live, everything else is still high.

 

[Pound4abrown]

No real change from before Jan 20, so status quo. That said, I was not expecting him to do a damn thing about it, so

 

[Ishm]

Some competing issues affecting food prices just now. Tariffs might be driving some prices up, while losing key agriculture export markets might be driving some prices down as unwanted exports flood into the local markets where they can. Third issue is the significant loss of consumer and business confidence should also be suppressing prices to some extent.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

TrumpFuel™ prices SURGING in my area too I'm afraid.

AAA Fuel Prices

 

[Helix]

No. It's horrifying. I can't get a bigger salary, either. I'm trying to figure out how to keep my stuff together.

 

[longview]

As unpleasant as it sounds, for most things prices increased from inflation, never come down.
An easing of inflation means they stop increasing.
I remember first hearing the word inflation, and the price of full size candy bars increased from a nickel to a dime.
At the time this impacted me because of the sales tax, the increase was from 5 cents to 11 cents, which meant
quite a few more bottles to find. Over the decades the price of things only went up, prices going down only
happened is selected categories like consumer electronics.
Supply and demand impacts like eggs are transient, and do go down, but things that increase from actual inflation
do not seem to go down.

 

[Queen Margo]

No. It's horrifying. I can't get a bigger salary, either. I'm trying to figure out how to keep my stuff together.

OH pleeze, "horrifying" ?? What went up so high that you have "to keep my stuff together"?

 

[BirdinHand]

I haven’t noticed any substantial price changes

 

[Helix]

OH pleeze, "horrifying" ?? What went up so high that you have "to keep my stuff together"?

Go away.

 

[Queen Margo]

Go away.

Can't answer what is so "horrifying" or did you just not plan well?

 

[Helix]

Can't answer what is so "horrifying" or did you just not plan well?

I don't want to talk to you. Maybe you should try a different strategy.

 

[Queen Margo]

I don't want to talk to you. Maybe you should try a different strategy.

For someone who doesn't want to talk to me, you talk to me a lot

 

[Logophile]

Powell jumped the gun in December by prematurely lowering interest rates again. I don't know why he did it but he did, and as a result, never did quash inflation. In fact he helped give it another kick up

 

[americanwoman]

It’s such an old-fashioned term but a beautiful term: groceries.

I've noticed small increases here and small decreases there but nothing too drastic so far. I When I grocery shop I plan it out with a list and try to buy the ones on the small decrease side and stock up there, if possible.

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[dmpi]

I'm seeing mostly stable prices. A few items going up a tiny bit like grapes, seafood and diet coke, but others going down like sugar, flour, pasta and meats.

 

[KingLeo]

Has been no change at all, if anything a little higher on some items.

 

[Peacenik]

Egg prices are dropping from record highs to ungodly expensive, so good news on that front. What else are we saving money on when we buy groceries? Trump did promise to lower costs on day one.

No. Food costs as much or more than it did before Donald.

 

[Peacenik]

Beer costs more.

You know it's a cult when good old boys continue to support him as beer goes up.

 

[bongsaway]

Well, I believe egg prices are a different problem, more a supply issue thanks to the bird flu and the government wiping out whole flocks to try to contain the disease.

Hamburger is generally better where I live, everything else is still high.

Why do you repeat the lie it's the government doing it, it's not the government, it's the industry otherwise known as corporate America.

 

[bongsaway]

Some competing issues affecting food prices just now. Tariffs might be driving some prices up, while losing key agriculture export markets might be driving some prices down as unwanted exports flood into the local markets where they can. Third issue is the significant loss of consumer and business confidence should also be suppressing prices to some extent.

In other easily understandable terms, it's a lose, lose situation. Good job Mr. president can we please stop all the winning now?

 

[daeler]

Why do you repeat the lie it's the government doing it, it's not the government, it's the industry otherwise known as corporate America.

It's the health organizations that are ordering the culling. The farmers are then compensated for the loss.

 

[Peacenik]

Idiots would rather have bird flu infected eggs than higher prices resulting from culling bird stocks.

'I don't care if I'm eating diseased eggs that could result in another pandemic; just gimme low prices.'

 

[bongsaway]

It's the health organizations that are ordering the culling. The farmers are then compensated for the loss.

In cases of avian influenza outbreaks, the decision to cull infected chickens is made jointly by the farmer, the state animal health officials (including the Colorado Department of Agriculture), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA also provides compensation to farmers for birds culled as part of the disease control efforts.

Would you rather eat a diseased chicken? Oh hell, let's just do away with all regulations, they are just so annoying.

All I hear when I hear your kind of response is money means more than the health of the American people.