Inflation at the Grocery Store
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I just got some and am waiting for them to turn a little more yellow. Hopefully tomorrow they will be nomable.
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There's a fruit/veg stand outside of town that sells produce at about 1/3 of supermarket prices - well worth the trek, for me!
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I wish I had one of those. Around here, those markets don't seem to be much cheaper, if at all. Mainly, the quality of the roadside markets here sucks. I bought some potatoes only to get them home and cut them open and they were black on the inside. Blech.Bella Fortuna wrote:There's a fruit/veg stand outside of town that sells produce at about 1/3 of supermarket prices - well worth the trek, for me!
Give me some good GenMod produce any day of the week!

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You may well be right about Chinese produce in America, but over here they stock mostly European stuff. The company is German. There is one just up the road from here and I buy all the basics from there and save almost 30% compared to even somewhere like Asda. If I want something better quality I get it elsewhere.Coito ergo sum wrote:Aldi would save you a ton. It's like going back in time 20 years. You just have to be willing to ingest stuff from China.Kristie wrote:We have an Aldi, but it's on the other side of town. I figure with gas prices, it's not saving me much to go there. I prefer Meijer or Kroger. Absolutely hate Walmart and refuse to shop the unless absolutely necessary.Coito ergo sum wrote:The only place with inexpensive groceries these days is the Aldi store (discount place where they don't have fancy shelves and displays and don't have as much of a selection - they make you put a quarter in the shopping cart to use one - and they don't give you shopping bags, you have to buy them). But, while the prices there are dirt cheap, everything is from friggin' China. I can't bring myself to eat food from China. I am prejudiced due to the reports of lead in toys, chinese dry wall, and all the tainted foods and medicines from China.
I don't object to Walmart in principle. But, I never liked grocery shopping there for some reason. I think they have a China issue too.
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Pedrick Produce?Bella Fortuna wrote:There's a fruit/veg stand outside of town that sells produce at about 1/3 of supermarket prices - well worth the trek, for me!
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Nope, Yolo Fruit Stand, on the 80 to Davis. Fantastic place!!maiforpeace wrote:Pedrick Produce?Bella Fortuna wrote:There's a fruit/veg stand outside of town that sells produce at about 1/3 of supermarket prices - well worth the trek, for me!
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Looks like a serious hidden risk of food shortages in the states next year (or even later this).
The rest of the world ain't gonna keep feeding the beast. Not when it is hungry itself.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... atens-food
US drought threatens price of food as hot weather fries corn
The worst drought to hit the United States in nearly 25 years is threatening to drive up food prices around the world.
The price of corn, the staple crop of much of the midwest and the prairies, has risen by a third in the past month and rose again on Wednesday after a US government report said farmers would not yield as much from their parched fields as expected. Higher prices are likely to be passed on in the cost of hamburgers and steak and also affect a range of other foods such as corn flakes and bread.
Almost a third of America's corn crop is already showing signs of damage and a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday forecast that farmers would only reap a fraction of the corn expected last spring when they planted 96.4m acres (39m hectares) – the most since 1937.
The USDA now predicts that the corn crop will average just 146 bushels an acre, down 20 bushels from its previous forecast. It estimates the harvest at 12.97bn bushels of grain, down 12% from the 14.79bn bushels forecast in June. One bushel of corn equals 25.4kg.
A mild and early planting season had raised hopes of a record corn crop. But then the drought came, sweeping from Ohio to California, and the hot weather is showing no signs of abating.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... atens-food
US drought threatens price of food as hot weather fries corn
The worst drought to hit the United States in nearly 25 years is threatening to drive up food prices around the world.
The price of corn, the staple crop of much of the midwest and the prairies, has risen by a third in the past month and rose again on Wednesday after a US government report said farmers would not yield as much from their parched fields as expected. Higher prices are likely to be passed on in the cost of hamburgers and steak and also affect a range of other foods such as corn flakes and bread.
Almost a third of America's corn crop is already showing signs of damage and a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday forecast that farmers would only reap a fraction of the corn expected last spring when they planted 96.4m acres (39m hectares) – the most since 1937.
The USDA now predicts that the corn crop will average just 146 bushels an acre, down 20 bushels from its previous forecast. It estimates the harvest at 12.97bn bushels of grain, down 12% from the 14.79bn bushels forecast in June. One bushel of corn equals 25.4kg.
A mild and early planting season had raised hopes of a record corn crop. But then the drought came, sweeping from Ohio to California, and the hot weather is showing no signs of abating.
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Good thing I'm a light eater.Atheist-Lite wrote:Looks like a serious hidden risk of food shortages in the states next year (or even later this).
The rest of the world ain't gonna keep feeding the beast. Not when it is hungry itself.![]()
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... atens-food
US drought threatens price of food as hot weather fries corn
The worst drought to hit the United States in nearly 25 years is threatening to drive up food prices around the world.
The price of corn, the staple crop of much of the midwest and the prairies, has risen by a third in the past month and rose again on Wednesday after a US government report said farmers would not yield as much from their parched fields as expected. Higher prices are likely to be passed on in the cost of hamburgers and steak and also affect a range of other foods such as corn flakes and bread.
Almost a third of America's corn crop is already showing signs of damage and a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday forecast that farmers would only reap a fraction of the corn expected last spring when they planted 96.4m acres (39m hectares) – the most since 1937.
The USDA now predicts that the corn crop will average just 146 bushels an acre, down 20 bushels from its previous forecast. It estimates the harvest at 12.97bn bushels of grain, down 12% from the 14.79bn bushels forecast in June. One bushel of corn equals 25.4kg.
A mild and early planting season had raised hopes of a record corn crop. But then the drought came, sweeping from Ohio to California, and the hot weather is showing no signs of abating.
(continued)

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We drove through four big corn growing states in the past two days, and I will vouch for this. Corn stalks that would normally be towering 7 to 8 feet by now were 4-5 feet and most of them looked ear less, or whatever was there was seriously stunted in growth.Atheist-Lite wrote:Looks like a serious hidden risk of food shortages in the states next year (or even later this).
The rest of the world ain't gonna keep feeding the beast. Not when it is hungry itself.![]()
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... atens-food
US drought threatens price of food as hot weather fries corn
The worst drought to hit the United States in nearly 25 years is threatening to drive up food prices around the world.
The price of corn, the staple crop of much of the midwest and the prairies, has risen by a third in the past month and rose again on Wednesday after a US government report said farmers would not yield as much from their parched fields as expected. Higher prices are likely to be passed on in the cost of hamburgers and steak and also affect a range of other foods such as corn flakes and bread.
Almost a third of America's corn crop is already showing signs of damage and a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday forecast that farmers would only reap a fraction of the corn expected last spring when they planted 96.4m acres (39m hectares) – the most since 1937.
The USDA now predicts that the corn crop will average just 146 bushels an acre, down 20 bushels from its previous forecast. It estimates the harvest at 12.97bn bushels of grain, down 12% from the 14.79bn bushels forecast in June. One bushel of corn equals 25.4kg.
A mild and early planting season had raised hopes of a record corn crop. But then the drought came, sweeping from Ohio to California, and the hot weather is showing no signs of abating.
(continued)
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For your sake, I hope so. The Aldi stores I have been too seem to sell nothing but Chinese garbage....it's like "look at this package of salmon filets! Dirt cheap!" Then flip it over and see that it came from China....err.....how 'bout no....?Rum wrote:You may well be right about Chinese produce in America, but over here they stock mostly European stuff. The company is German. There is one just up the road from here and I buy all the basics from there and save almost 30% compared to even somewhere like Asda. If I want something better quality I get it elsewhere.Coito ergo sum wrote:Aldi would save you a ton. It's like going back in time 20 years. You just have to be willing to ingest stuff from China.Kristie wrote:We have an Aldi, but it's on the other side of town. I figure with gas prices, it's not saving me much to go there. I prefer Meijer or Kroger. Absolutely hate Walmart and refuse to shop the unless absolutely necessary.Coito ergo sum wrote:The only place with inexpensive groceries these days is the Aldi store (discount place where they don't have fancy shelves and displays and don't have as much of a selection - they make you put a quarter in the shopping cart to use one - and they don't give you shopping bags, you have to buy them). But, while the prices there are dirt cheap, everything is from friggin' China. I can't bring myself to eat food from China. I am prejudiced due to the reports of lead in toys, chinese dry wall, and all the tainted foods and medicines from China.
I don't object to Walmart in principle. But, I never liked grocery shopping there for some reason. I think they have a China issue too.
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I think they are called samlon fillits at Aldi
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Tilefish is the cheap fish from Asia that is sold in the UK, no?
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Crumple? Is that you? Why did you change your name? What have you done??Atheist-Lite wrote:Looks like a serious hidden risk of food shortages in the states next year (or even later this).
The rest of the world ain't gonna keep feeding the beast. Not when it is hungry itself.![]()
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... atens-food
US drought threatens price of food as hot weather fries corn
The worst drought to hit the United States in nearly 25 years is threatening to drive up food prices around the world.
The price of corn, the staple crop of much of the midwest and the prairies, has risen by a third in the past month and rose again on Wednesday after a US government report said farmers would not yield as much from their parched fields as expected. Higher prices are likely to be passed on in the cost of hamburgers and steak and also affect a range of other foods such as corn flakes and bread.
Almost a third of America's corn crop is already showing signs of damage and a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday forecast that farmers would only reap a fraction of the corn expected last spring when they planted 96.4m acres (39m hectares) – the most since 1937.
The USDA now predicts that the corn crop will average just 146 bushels an acre, down 20 bushels from its previous forecast. It estimates the harvest at 12.97bn bushels of grain, down 12% from the 14.79bn bushels forecast in June. One bushel of corn equals 25.4kg.
A mild and early planting season had raised hopes of a record corn crop. But then the drought came, sweeping from Ohio to California, and the hot weather is showing no signs of abating.
(continued)
You can't change your name, you're Crumple for Christ's sake! You have a smiley named after you!

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Don't worry - the name may change but the posts stay the same...
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