Moonbear
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Maybe it's a regional thing. I really haven't noticed any huge increase in the price of food. Yeah, there is some fluctuation on what people decide are the "popular" cuts of meat that raise the prices of those, but then whatever become "unpopular" goes down. I avoid all the over-priced "trendy" stuff like the organic food section. The only pack of chicken I've seen for $9 is the giant family-sized pack that would feed me for two weeks (I will buy it, because I can freeze everything I'm not eating fresh in a day or two).
Actually, the only food I've noticed go up noticeably in price in the past year or two are peppers.
I wouldn't be surprised by a short-term spike in produce prices right now, though. With all the cold and snow hitting the southern growing region, and also hindering travel along trucking routes, there may be some short term shortages in supply of produce, or poorer quality with frost damage. But I primarily switch to frozen vegetables for winter anyway.
Actually, the only food I've noticed go up noticeably in price in the past year or two are peppers.
I wouldn't be surprised by a short-term spike in produce prices right now, though. With all the cold and snow hitting the southern growing region, and also hindering travel along trucking routes, there may be some short term shortages in supply of produce, or poorer quality with frost damage. But I primarily switch to frozen vegetables for winter anyway.