ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here: 2021 Edition

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WalknTrot

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The small town Walmart I use on occasion (town of about 10,000 pop plus surrounding area) seems to still be doing alright. I mostly order curbside from them as I believe any day you don't have to go into a Walmart is a GREAT day. Out of a dozen items, maybe there will be one substitution.

My big score today and yeah..it's not a grocery item..was finally finding a couple gallon jugs of Klean Heat kero substitute for the oil lamps and kero heaters. Usually Home Depot is the only local source, so I was in there again this afternoon (hate THAT place too..turning into a real dump), trying to catch some in stock. Of course, again, they didn't have it. Thought it would be worth a try to check Fleet Farm, and thankfully, after about a month of searching, found they had two jugs on the shelf, which I helped myself to. Mission accomplished.
 
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Jubilee on Earth

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packyderms_wife said:
question is this one of the 300+ walmarts that they were planning on closing this year and into 2022?
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No idea. I wouldn’t be surprised, because there are only about 2500 permanent residents in that county. But it’s a college town, with about 7500 students who attend college there each fall. Plus they get a ton of tourists each summer. If that Walmart closed, the nearest one would be about 100 miles away. That would be tough.
 
von Koehler

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Anyone see fresh cranberries for sale?

They were only available for a short time window here in SW Iowa.

I am thinking of making some into sauce and freezing it for later
 
SouthernBreeze

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bracketquant said:
Nothing curious, yet, as they have what you want.

What do you do if the store only has other brands in the serving size you want, or Yoplait in large tubs?
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Since I consider eating yogurt everyday as a matter of my personal health benefit choice, I would buy whatever is on hand, or none at all, if that is the case. I can live without it.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Jubilee on Earth said:
No idea. I wouldn’t be surprised, because there are only about 2500 permanent residents in that county. But it’s a college town, with about 7500 students who attend college there each fall. Plus they get a ton of tourists each summer. If that Walmart closed, the nearest one would be about 100 miles away. That would be tough.
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Yeah I get that, and yet it's happening, my cousin is in southern Illinois and she's been complaining about WM closing the stores closest to her, it's now a 50 mile one way drive to the nearest WM and it's a smaller store.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
von Koehler said:
Anyone see fresh cranberries for sale?

They were only available for a short time window here in SW Iowa.

I am thinking of making some into sauce and freezing it for later
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Haven't seen any yet, where did you find yours at? Fareway, Aldi, and HyVee didn't have them as of this past Saturday.
 
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bracketquant

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ainitfunny said:
i went to Krogers (Fred Meyers) flyer and saw Maruchan brand top ramen for $29 a case of 24( it said a case of 12) but I cant believe it, it MUST be a case of 24 . These are the $.25 bricks wrapped in plastic!
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Maruchan ramen bricks, here, are 2.29 for a case of 12, in 2 different stores.
 
thompson

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von Koehler said:
Anyone see fresh cranberries for sale?

They were only available for a short time window here in SW Iowa.

I am thinking of making some into sauce and freezing it for later
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I have successfully frozen bags of whole cranberries and they did just fine, kept about a year. Just mentioning it in case you didn't want to make the sauce ahead of time.

ETA: I just throw the whole bag of cranberries in a Ziploc Freezer bag and stick it in the freezer.
 
Annika

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I went to two different grocery stores today. First one had so many empty shelves so I only took a couple of photos. I noticed the supplement and herb area was empty which was also concerning to me. Bottled water was gone and soft drinks were sparse. There were no turkeys. Unless I find a reasonable Turbefore Thanksgiving, chicken will be the main item.
 
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Terrwyn

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Annika said:
I went to two different grocery stores today. First one had so many empty shelves so I only took a couple of photos. I noticed the supplement and herb area was empty which was also concerning to me. Bottled water was gone and soft drinks were sparse. There were no turkeys. Unless I find a reasonable Turbefore Thanksgiving, chicken will be the main item.
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What area are you in?
 
von Koehler

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thompson said:
I have successfully frozen bags of whole cranberries and they did just fine, kept about a year. Just mentioning it in case you didn't want to make the sauce ahead of time.

ETA: I just throw the whole bag of cranberries in a Ziploc Freezer bag and stick it in the freezer.
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My freezer space is limited so I was thinking making it into a sauce would take up less space.
 
von Koehler

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packyderms_wife said:
You can can cranberry sauce there's a safe tested website over on the official gov't safe canning page. I'll have to find the link for you tomorrow.
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I can't find your post about the Icelandic woman looking like a NA.

I wonder if a complete DNA sequence were done if it wouldn't prove a mixture of NA and White genes?

Also there is a theory that Whites made it to North America during the last Ice Age from Europa.

The survivors might have been absorbed into the native peoples.

The Icelandic woman does seem to have a combination of both ethic groups, especially when you consider White genes are recessive to many other DNA groups.
 
psychgirl

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packyderms_wife said:
Says Indiana on her profile.
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I’m in central/north of Indy Indiana.
Our Kroger had, oh, I’d say.... maybe 20 turkeys on Monday?
Not a stuffed full case like normally this tons of year but at least more than they had last week.
I think, if you want one, a huge turkey or ANY sized turkey better grab it while you can. :)
 
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bracketquant

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ainitfunny said:
https://www.fredmeyer.com/p/marucha...?fulfillment=PICKUP&searchType=default_search


I dont know WHY this is so expensive other advertised Maruchan ramen is the normal price or just a bit higher. are they fixing FOR FUTURE PRICES?

It appears to be their brand of "cup of noodles" which usually sells for $.50 each and it is 12units in the case, not 24. So it should be $6. Not $29.
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Look for the bricks rather than the cups.

I remember when the bricks were 12 for a dollar, and made in Japan. Somehow they still made a profit.
 
Jubilee on Earth

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I'm fascinated by the reports I'm seeing on Facebook. I think the next domino to fall are the fancy organic stores. The Whole Foods, the Trader Joes, the independent or small chain health food stores. They were pricey to begin with, and only the upper middle class and spoiled millennials with wealthy parents really shopped at those. And I know there are some that just preferred organic and liked supporting independent health stores. But now that prices keep going up and up along with everything else, customers are going to start going elsewhere. Those fancy organic truffle fries are going to switch over to Ore-Ida from Walmart. Anyway, here's one who's frustrated by what she's seeing, in Canada:

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bracketquant

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All in Canadian dollars.

Naw, it's not worth the time and effort to covert their worthless Canadian dollars into our worthless US dollars, along with converting kilos into pounds.
 
readynwaiting

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Publix has cranberries this week for $2/12oz. Costco is running 3.99 for 2 lbs. Just saw them for the first time this week. I'm in Florida.

Edit* not so pleased that the seeded rye bread I buy for my husband (Arnold's) has gone up mysteriously from $3.79 to $4.79 in a matter of a week.
 
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anna43

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The USDA website for canning is National Center for Home Food Preservation | USDA Publications

I usually make cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving and can the rest for use later. Really easy to do. I've also frozen cranberries successfully to use for various recipes throughout the year.

If I was buying organic and had limited funds for buying food, I'd be switching to regular foods and stocking up rather than paying a premium for organic. I'm all for organic which is why my garden has never seen a poison or artificial fertilizer but my budget does not allow me to buy organic.

I urge everyone to reject fear about what's happening and approach it with common sense and careful planning. If fear takes control of your brain, you'll not be able to think clearly and won't be able to properly prepare. Fear and worry do not change anything. You cannot solve the problem. All you can do is prepare your home the best you can so as not to be a part of the problem.
 
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vestige

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anna43 said:
The USDA website for canning is National Center for Home Food Preservation | USDA Publications

I usually make cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving and can the rest for use later. Really easy to do. I've also frozen cranberries successfully to use for various recipes throughout the year.

If I was buying organic and had limited funds for buying food, I'd be switching to regular foods and stocking up rather than paying a premium for organic. I'm all for organic which is why my garden has never seen a poison or artificial fertilizer but my budget does not allow me to buy organic.

I urge everyone to reject fear about what's happening and approach it with common sense and careful planning. If fear takes control of your brain, you'll not be able to think clearly and won't be able to properly prepare. Fear and worry do not change anything. You cannot solve the problem. All you can do is prepare your home the best you can so as not to be a part of the problem.
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Good advice
 
Roadgeek

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Jubilee on Earth said:
I'm fascinated by the reports I'm seeing on Facebook. I think the next domino to fall are the fancy organic stores. The Whole Foods, the Trader Joes, the independent or small chain health food stores. They were pricey to begin with, and only the upper middle class and spoiled millennials with wealthy parents really shopped at those. And I know there are some that just preferred organic and liked supporting independent health stores. But now that prices keep going up and up along with everything else, customers are going to start going elsewhere. Those fancy organic truffle fries are going to switch over to Ore-Ida from Walmart. Anyway, here's one who's frustrated by what she's seeing, in Canada:

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You know, my wife and I were in Sprouts, here in Austin, last Friday. The store is sort of a Whole Foods lite, and they have a great meat department, and we really enjoy their almond butter and peanut butter. Well, last Friday was payday, and that store was empty. Very few shoppers. The store was well stocked but just didn't have many shoppers. Your thesis may have some validity. Also, we noticed for the first time that the meat department had a section set aside for discounted meat items; my wife and I refer to this section in any store as the "discount bin". This was the first time we'd ever seen a discount bin at Sprouts. Picked up some good deals, but this tells me that they aren't turning over their meat items as quickly as they'd like.

Oh, I did take a moment to chat up a stocker. He said they're getting about 50% to 70% of what they order. Hasn't seen a complete order in months. Sprouts sells an almond butter that I enjoy; has a good taste and little salt. It vanished about May of last year, and never came back. Well, it's finally back, and that's a good thing.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

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bracketquant said:
All in Canadian dollars.

Naw, it's not worth the time and effort to covert their worthless Canadian dollars into our worthless US dollars, along with converting kilos into pounds.
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This^^^ we shop at our local organic coop and the prices aren’t anything like jubilee posted. Thanks to Aldi, Walmart, Fareway, an$ HyVee organic food prices have normalized.
 
Johnny Reb

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psychgirl said:
I’m in central/north of Indy Indiana.
Our Kroger had, oh, I’d say.... maybe 20 turkeys on Monday?
Not a stuffed full case like normally this tons of year but at least more than they had last week.
I think, if you want one, a huge turkey or ANY sized turkey better grab it while you can. :)
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I come through there at least twice a year. Brother lives in Upland, close to Marion/ Gas City
 
Redcat

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Hubby and I went to three walmarts and dollar stores to get ten gallons of bottled water last weekend. It's getting harder and harder to find.

The eggs were almost gone and I ended up getting the 18 pack of free range organic brown eggs at almost five dollars ! Eggs are a necessity here for my low carb way of eating. The prepacked lunch meat and hot dogs were almost bare (I don't normally get that anyway, just noticed it).

The Ritz cheese crispers he likes are now 2.99 a box. They are up almost a dollar. Much more increase and I won't buy them anymore.

I saw long expired half n half in Walmart nearest me, expired by five days. Never have seen them shelve bad dairy before.
 
Roadgeek

Roadgeek

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Redcat said:
Hubby and I went to three walmarts and dollar stores to get ten gallons of bottled water last weekend. It's getting harder and harder to find.

The eggs were almost gone and I ended up getting the 18 pack of free range organic brown eggs at almost five dollars ! Eggs are a necessity here for my low carb way of eating. The prepacked lunch meat and hot dogs were almost bare (I don't normally get that anyway, just noticed it).

The Ritz cheese crispers he likes are now 2.99 a box. They are up almost a dollar. Much more increase and I won't buy them anymore.

I saw long expired half n half in Walmart nearest me, expired by five days. Never have seen them shelve bad dairy before.
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Where are you? My wife wants to know. So do I.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Redcat said:
Hubby and I went to three walmarts and dollar stores to get ten gallons of bottled water last weekend. It's getting harder and harder to find.

The eggs were almost gone and I ended up getting the 18 pack of free range organic brown eggs at almost five dollars ! Eggs are a necessity here for my low carb way of eating. The prepacked lunch meat and hot dogs were almost bare (I don't normally get that anyway, just noticed it).

The Ritz cheese crispers he likes are now 2.99 a box. They are up almost a dollar. Much more increase and I won't buy them anymore.

I saw long expired half n half in Walmart nearest me, expired by five days. Never have seen them shelve bad dairy before.
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Question do you live in an area where Walmart is closing stores?
 
psychgirl

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Johnny Reb said:
I come through there at least twice a year. Brother lives in Upland, close to Marion/ Gas City
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I’m south/a little south west of there. Hamilton County.
A good friend of mine ( in high school) and I used to go up there to the reservoir when we were in school to go out in the boat with her dad and his friends... boy, did we have a blast!
THAT back in the day! :)
 
Melodi

Melodi

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As someone who needs to eat largely organic (or at least direct from the farmers so we know what is sprayed on it or not), I've noticed this here in Ireland too.

Thankfully we got lots of bulk stuff and most of it is even still OK (we lost one bag of wheat but the replacement is in) but what we have noticed is over the past six to eight months more and more items are simply "not coming in" at any price.

That is especially true for larger (50 pounds) bags of organic flour that I've been buying for 25 plus years now, and a lot of small things are spotty. I find it interesting that we got the whole wheat grain bag but not the flour in this order, but I suspect fewer people want to grind their own here - that isn't a popular choice even in the UK much less Ireland.

The prices for organic and "free-range" are also going way up, so I'm glad I learned early how to use meat as a flavoring and my housemate is a vegetarian anyway. Five or six years ago we established relationships with local farmers and an organic dairy near our house so as long as they have products we should still be able to get some vegetables and milk, though the stuff our farmer imports from Southern Europe and elsewhere is getting more spotty by the day.

They have to import some organic produce because what they can grow here even in a greenhouse is limited - but if we have to go without things like Zucchini or fresh tomatoes part of the year we can. I am hoping to do some container gardening in the Spring, without having Nightwolf regular gardening is probably beyond me at this point (soil too full of clay and a lot of work to manage).
 
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summerthyme

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readynwaiting said:
Publix has cranberries this week for $2/12oz. Costco is running 3.99 for 2 lbs. Just saw them for the first time this week. I'm in Florida.

Edit* not so pleased that the seeded rye bread I buy for my husband (Arnold's) has gone up mysteriously from $3.79 to $4.79 in a matter of a week.
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Aldi sells a decent seeded rye for under two bucks (@$1.49 a loaf, last I looked a few months ago)

Summerthyme
 
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bracketquant

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Roadgeek said:
You know, my wife and I were in Sprouts, here in Austin, last Friday. The store is sort of a Whole Foods lite, and they have a great meat department, and we really enjoy their almond butter and peanut butter. Well, last Friday was payday, and that store was empty. Very few shoppers. The store was well stocked but just didn't have many shoppers. Your thesis may have some validity. Also, we noticed for the first time that the meat department had a section set aside for discounted meat items; my wife and I refer to this section in any store as the "discount bin". This was the first time we'd ever seen a discount bin at Sprouts. Picked up some good deals, but this tells me that they aren't turning over their meat items as quickly as they'd like.

Oh, I did take a moment to chat up a stocker. He said they're getting about 50% to 70% of what they order. Hasn't seen a complete order in months. Sprouts sells an almond butter that I enjoy; has a good taste and little salt. It vanished about May of last year, and never came back. Well, it's finally back, and that's a good thing.
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The huge almond industry in Cali may be on shaky ground. It is interconnected with the honey bee industry. If last year was a down one for bee populations and almond harvests, there likely would be shortages in niche almond products.
 
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Terrwyn

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bracketquant said:
The huge almond industry in Cali may be on shaky ground. It is interconnected with the honey bee industry. If last year was a down one for bee populations and almond harvests, there likely would be shortages in niche almond products.
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We have a very prolific almond tree along with a dwarf. This year the local scrub Jay's had a party because DH only picked a couple of buckets.
 
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