#grocery-price-inflation

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E-Commerce
fromRetail Brew
5 days ago

Consumers say they're financially worse off and it's changing how they shop

One in four Americans report worsening financial situations, driving widespread cost-cutting across groceries, personal care, dining, travel, and discretionary spending, with consumers increasingly favoring budget retailers and value-focused options.
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

RFK Jr. Now Suggesting Americans Eat Like the Bear He Dumped in Central Park

This is true all over the country, there's a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes to waste. Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. If you buy a porterhouse steak, or a steak, it is going to set you back. But you can buy liver or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very affordable.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

UK shoppers eye bargains as grocery price inflation drops

The Independent seeks donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free reporting while grocery inflation eased to 4% and supermarket own-label sales hit a record 52.2%.
fromFortune
6 months ago

'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists are sounding the alarm about produce prices doubling

Instead, Robertson said, voters are distracted by the political noise of President Donald Trump's policies, while the real drivers of grocery sticker shock- labor shortages, and tariffs-continue to tighten their grip. Deportations have thinned fields and stripped farms of undocumented workers who "overwhelmingly" make up the agricultural workforce. At the same time, new tariffs on staples like tomatoes, coffee, and orange juice are pushing up costs on imports, leaving few affordable alternatives.
Agriculture
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