Food Shortage & Price Explosion Thread

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[Cigarlover]

Tomatoes are so easy to grow there is really no reason to ever buy them from a grocery store..

I picked up my 1/2 beef the other day. Worked out to 265 lbs in the freezer for 2300. About 8.70 a lb. Expensive for ground beef but cheap for most other cuts. My guess is if I went to the grocery store I could save roughly 500 bucks over buying it from the local farmer but where does grocery store beef come from? How many different animals are you buying you went in and bought up 100 lbs of ground beef and 30 lbs of roasts ect. In my life I have pissed away far more than 500 bucks on far worse things than supporting my local farmer so I'm ok with the price.

Costco seems to be coming down on beef prices. Been seeing prime rib eye for 12.99 if you buy it whole and cut it yourself.

I have found with my diabetes that if I eat the protein 1st I can have some carbs afterwards. The portion slows the uptake of the carbs and I dont get a huge spike like I would if I just ate a bowl of rice. Lets;y I have been eating baked sweet potato as a snack. Just butter when it's finished. my BS jumps to around 220-230 but only for a very short time and it comes right back down. Not sure why.

 

[Bottom Feeder]

Tomatoes are so easy to grow there is really no reason to ever buy them from a grocery store..

Unh…
You forgot to add; "for some people'
They don't grow easy for me since I left Idaho (60 years ago).

 

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A Michael B opinion piece. As usual, dyodd.

Grocery Prices Are About to Push MILLIONS Over the Edge​

May 14, 2026
Michael Bordenaro examines how surging fuel and transportation costs are fundamentally reshaping the economy and driving up grocery bills nationwide. By analyzing recent inflation data and market trends, the discussion explores why these structural challenges impact supply chains and consumer affordability far more than current reports often suggest.


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[Joe King]

huge spike like I would if I just ate a bowl of rice.

You'd be better off eating a bowl of ice cream instead of rice. Especially white rice.

I say that just having gotten done eating some white rice with terriaki chicken.
......but I'm not diabetic. It'll spike mine to about 150, then head right back down.

 

[Someone_else]

Yep, I have seen it. A few weeks ago, I snagged a brisket marked down to $3.50 It was fatty, but no problem. I ground up some for burger and used the rest for stew. Next time at Walmart, no deals.

Now that ground beef is around $5, I am looking at every chance to just buy better cuts and grind them up myself.

EDIT: Every time I visit WM, I check for their "value" burgers with heart meat. It is hit and miss, but last time I got two boxes (5 pounds, 20 burgers) for $12 each. Can't beat $2.40 a pound for decent meat that does not shrink as much as their usual hamburger.

 

[Joe King]

Yep, I have seen it. A few weeks ago, I snagged a brisket marked down to $3.50 It was fatty, but no problem.

The fat ones are the best ones.

. I ground up some for burger and used the rest for stew. Next time at Walmart, no deals.

OMG! You ruined it!



Seriously though, next time smoke that thing.

Especially if it's a fat one. Do it right and you'll never wanna grind one up again. Lol

 

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• Americans will pay more for everything from gas to meat for the barbecue heading into Memorial Day weekend.
• Prices for travel, recreation and food saw sharp increases, giving consumers headaches as the summer unofficially kicks off.

Americans are feeling inflation's pinch into the holiday weekend. Here's where prices are rising the most

Prices related to travel, recreation and food saw particularly steep increases, stretching Americans' wallets as they celebrate the unofficial start of summer.

www.cnbc.com

 

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McDonald’s and Walmart Issue STARK WARNING To U.S. Economy​

Jun 4, 2026
Michael Bordenaro examines how rising operational costs and shifting consumer spending habits are affecting major retailers. By analyzing recent corporate statements and workforce adjustments at these industry giants, the discussion highlights broader economic trends impacting low-income households and overall market stability.


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The Affordability Crisis Is a Sovereign Debt Problem | Mises Institute

As economic uncertainty grows, the authorities turn to their only “solution”: increase sovereign debt and ratchet up inflation.

mises.org

 

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England

Farmers criticise government plan to counter threats to UK food security

Plan warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages but farmers say it fails to adequately fund response

www.theguardian.com

 

[Casey Jones]

McDonald’s and Walmart Issue STARK WARNING To U.S. Economy​

Jun 4, 2026
Michael Bordenaro examines how rising operational costs and shifting consumer spending habits are affecting major retailers. By analyzing recent corporate statements and workforce adjustments at these industry giants, the discussion highlights broader economic trends impacting low-income households and overall market stability.


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The Fallen Arches are a frivolity of our Age of Plenty. Now about to be gone.

Wally World can only exist in a high-trust environment. Which is why Wally Worlds only exist in Suburbia. Areas where the 'hood crept out to envelope a Wally World, is where you find a closed former Wally World. And Wally World depends on motivated, competent management - something they once had but no more. You can credit DEI for that advancement - and Woke board members, now that Old Sam is dead.

Yes, food prices are going up. As if we didn't WATCH...the scheissekopfs WORK to SCARCIFY meat and vegetables, lo these last six years! Did we not just watch the Elites try to extinct meat chickens, for the love of God?

They're having better luck taking away grazing land and fertilizer, from ranchers and farmers.

 

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Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims​

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year.

The states and federal government accused Cal-Maine Foods, Versova and Hickman’s Egg Ranch of a behind-the-scenes arrangement to “artificially inflate the daily price quotations for eggs" between June 2022 and March 2025. In particular, their investigation found that the companies coordinated on what bids they would submit to Urner Barry Publications, a company that runs an index key to determining how much grocery stores, restaurants and others pay for billions of eggs each year.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...ce-fixing-claims/ar-AA26Up9k?ocid=socialshare

 

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Trump calls Walmart ‘patriotic’ for cutting beef prices — in a stark change of tune​

President Donald Trump on Monday said Walmart would cut prices for ground beef and other items, saying the move was made in response to a “request” from his administration and calling the retailer “patriotic” for doing so.

A separate price-cut announcement from the big-box chain on Monday did not mention the government. The prices announced in that release went into effect last week, a company representative said.

“I have just been informed that one of the biggest, best, and smartest Retailers in America, Walmart, will be lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration’s request to celebrate our great Country’s 250th birthday, Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...k-change-of-tune/ar-AA27lV3b?ocid=socialshare

 

[Fatrat]

And prices will go up in other parts of the store...

 

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Yak Motley

"Grocery Prices Are BREAKING Americans: Millions Had ENOUGH and Are Tapping Out"​

Jul 7, 2026
The cost of living just keeps getting worse! Here is what they are not talking about with grocery prices and basic necessities of life! What do you think?
Current Focus: working on your car, Walmart, Food costs, inflation, debt traps, real estate risks, government overreach, and how regular people are getting squeezed in 2026.


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[Bottom Feeder]

Unh… anybody here havin a hard time putting food on the table?
I ain't havin a problem.
Costs a bit moar, but that's been going on as long as I been buyin groceries.

 

[Fatrat]

Well, it cuts down on my gold and silver buying, but I'm a cheapskate by nature so I don't suffer like the poor people with children...

 

[Casey Jones]

Unh… anybody here havin a hard time putting food on the table?
I ain't havin a problem.
Costs a bit moar, but that's been going on as long as I been buyin groceries.

Not yet, but there's a trend.

I'm on fixed income. Meantime my rent went up 30 percent from 2022; my electric bill likewise...$20 a month to $29 and change.

Insurance on the car increased 50 percent.

Groceries roughly doubled.

But, fear not...we have a one-point-nine-percent COLA in your RRB...

I had a lot of cushion, seven years ago when I retired.

Now I have a little cushion.

Soon, if the trend keeps up (and it will) I'll have to start dipping into my stacks to pay for stuff.

Already I'm doing without A/C....because the cost isn't worth it. Moar to come.

 

[Someone_else]

Unh… anybody here havin a hard time putting food on the table?

No hunger in my home, but the price of hamburger has almost doubled, and ribeye has been off my list for a couple years now.