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2022-08-02 Economy

HALF of U.S. food banks report growing numbers of households needing handouts ‐ Biden's plan to end hunger by 2030 comes unstuck as prices of eggs, butter and other basics soar

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1 A dozen eggs were $3.26 at Aldi, the cheapest place from food in my community. There was NO chicken of any kind in the meat area. An entire meat section was completely bare. And another 100,000 hungry ILLEGAL aliens just crossed into the US this week probably.

Posted by Phons Omert2327 2022-08-02 00:07|| 2022-08-02 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2

Lidls (yesterday)

18 Eggs $4.53 up from $2.85 6 months ago.
Still better than Wally Worlds @ $5.85 and Food Lion @ $5.49

There is a "Shrinkflation tracking tool" that supposedly tracks in real time that uses MS EDGE.
A quick Google will point you to it.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-02 07:47|| 2022-08-02 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 At Aldi's $4.49 for Reeses Chocolate Chip Cookies, but wait for it ....only ten(10) cookies! Not a Baker's Dozen™(13) or a dozen(12) any more -- shrinkflation!

Posted by magpie 2022-08-02 11:21|| 2022-08-02 11:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Majority of Britons Expect Cost of Living Crisis to Cause Energy Poverty Deaths, Riots

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 12:20|| 2022-08-02 12:20|| Front Page Top

#5 The food bank/homeless charity my wife works at has seen a huge increase in people needed support and a huge decrease in food donations. Usually there is plenty of donations for the food pantry, but lately the donations have dried up and they have had to use some of their grants to buy food for the pantry.

There is a large increase of people needing help.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-08-02 13:21|| 2022-08-02 13:21|| Front Page Top

#6 The stores would normally donate "short code" items to the Food Bank ('charity' tax write-off). Those items are being left on the shelf until the date expires and then disposed of (landfill or some hog farmer) because of possible legal hassles.
TL/DR: the pipeline of food from the producer to the customer just doesn't have the surpluses they had back when OrangeManBad™ was president.

Posted by magpie 2022-08-02 13:41|| 2022-08-02 13:41|| Front Page Top

#7 left on the shelf until the date expires and then disposed of (landfill or some hog farmer)

Or PX/BX.
Check the expiration date on your 'fresh frozen' goods.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 14:49|| 2022-08-02 14:49|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ did that on milk at the one I go to. 3 to 4 days before expiration. Then suddenly a new brand appeared on the shelves with weeks rather than days. Guess the old contract expired.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-02 15:46|| 2022-08-02 15:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Besides the periodic inventory shortages as certain kinds of products are quickly sold out as store shelving remains far less filled, there is the ridiculous downsizing of product. Bath soap like Irish Spring now at 60% size, or the Sarento Cheese slices now 10 per package, down from 12 a year ago. But what I have noticed most recently is packaged food product with visible damage offered at full price. Things that two years ago would have been taken off Quality Control lines now passed. Dented cans, torn or damaged boxes still on the shelves. This is the sign of shortages and empty supply chains. What likely follows is empty shelves. Welcome to the Soviet Shopping Experience...

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-02 17:32|| 2022-08-02 17:32|| Front Page Top

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