Food prices - have you noticed them rising?
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david dissadent
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I have to point out that a very large part of the worlds population is now facing very very severe problems over this. Mostly a reduction in calories. It is pretty unpleasent and there have been food riots all across the world, most notably several days of rioting in Haiti which ended with UN troops protecting the presidential palace.
The cost of fertiliser is sky rocketing (potash has risen 300% in one year). The cost of animal feed, corn has been going up for a while now, so much so that many farmers in the US are sending young animals to the slaughter house instead of feeding them up so that there will be alot less meat on the plates next year. (that is not a bad thing).
The real worry is that our population size depends massively on cheap food. A couple of years good harvest could stablise prices, and by god ending the stupidity of corn biofuel would be a huge help, but supplies all round are much tighter for while. It is a race between bringing new land into production and new consumers in Asia and cars.
We live is rather more intersting times suddenly.
The cost of fertiliser is sky rocketing (potash has risen 300% in one year). The cost of animal feed, corn has been going up for a while now, so much so that many farmers in the US are sending young animals to the slaughter house instead of feeding them up so that there will be alot less meat on the plates next year. (that is not a bad thing).
The real worry is that our population size depends massively on cheap food. A couple of years good harvest could stablise prices, and by god ending the stupidity of corn biofuel would be a huge help, but supplies all round are much tighter for while. It is a race between bringing new land into production and new consumers in Asia and cars.
We live is rather more intersting times suddenly.
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wobbly
I'm seeing many reports of prices of animals going down while feed prices go up. if you have freezer space, it's possible to buy bulk meat from ethical producers for less than the supermarkets sell crap for.
innit
c'mon, little life giver
But some things have been artificially cheap and the prices were inevitably going to go up. Obviously it would be better if the supermarkets absorbed more of the increased cost but they seem pretty skilled in passing on the costs to suppliers or customers.
northernhord
Active Member
Adn the putrid propganda posters all over the city will label you a theiving benefit crook for daring to try and stay alive.
They tip shit on your head and then tell you you stink!
Yeah, Ive always thought that Tax dodgers posters would be more fitting if we are talking about who is screwing the National coffers.
Sweaty Betty
Hemo rising!
We'll all be getting a bow and bloody arrow sooon
There are millions all over the world and I am not unaware of this.
I don't
Food is 100% ethically prepared all over the globe
_angel_
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Food is 100% ethically prepared all over the globe
Of course it's not, but we don't have very much choice. We need to eat, and for some of us, we need to eat very cheaply indeed because we can't afford not to.
Sweaty Betty
Hemo rising!
I feel guilty for having a full fridge.
We don't go out/ spend a lot of money doing stuff or buying stuff but I do like to make sure the larder is stocked.
Im like old mother hubbard, but always have a load of fruit hanging about........
I've been noticing it for the last six or seven months. As, I expect, has anyone else on a tight budget.
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
Yep. Conspicuous by their absence are any billboards inthe street threatening corporate fatcats about avoided tax.
innit
c'mon, little life giver
Yep. Conspicuous by their absence are any posters threatening corporate fatcats about avoided tax.
On a thread about the price of eggs
it's really not that surprising.
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
Seconded. I can remember getting angry about this late last summer.
northernhord
Active Member
Yep. Conspicuous by their absence are any posters threatening corporate fatcats about avoided tax.
Fuckin Vampires.
I know, I was not being unsympathetic...
This should cheer us all up!!!!!
Food, shelter and warmth are the most basic human needs I feel.
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
On a thread about the price of eggs
it's really not that surprising.
I meant billboards. I'll amend the post to make this clearer, though.
Stobart Stopper
Well-Known Member
I went to the local greengrocer's yesterday, he had stawberries on special offer at £1 for a big punnet, so I bought two of those, then 4 oranges, 4 apples and some Jersey Royals. He said "that's £11.90 please."
Cheeky cunt, he wanted £6 for 8 potatoes. I told him I didn't want them and just paid for the fruit.
Cheeky cunt, he wanted £6 for 8 potatoes. I told him I didn't want them and just paid for the fruit.
Without sounding too much like a Monty Python sketch (
), 'luxury' for me is being lucky enough to find something decent and affordable to wear from the charity shop.
Sweaty Betty
Hemo rising!
We'll all be eating spam and tatties soon
Sweaty Betty
Hemo rising!
Without sounding too much like a Monty Python sketch (
and even then i feel bad for spending it
northernhord
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poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
We'll all be eating spam and tatties soon
Untill they retail at around £8.50 for a meal's worth. I give it to this time next year at the latest.
Stobart Stopper
Well-Known Member
He was a fucking con artist IMO cos I went to anther greengrocers down the road and got some Jersey Royals for just under £3.
_angel_
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Maybe that's a southern thing, prices seemed reassuringly average at a pudsey greengrocers.
Although a few months back Morries tried to charge me £3+ for about ten ENGLISH apples that were in season.. The checkout woman couldn't believe it either.
Loose produce is meant to be cheaper than prebagged as well, this time it wasn't though.
innit
c'mon, little life giver
Without sounding too much like a Monty Python sketch (
Fairy muff - I was more talking about people who do have disposable income and due to low prices, have got accustomed to spending an anomalously low amount of their income on food (historically people used to spend a greater percentage on average, I think - I'd look it up but I have to go out in a min).
_angel_
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Yes they did, but they also spent a proportionately lower amount of money on accommodation than they do now, so it's swings and roundabouts.
Given the population expansion at least in this country, cheap food is a must.
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
I reckon we're also going to see a lot of scabby spivving and profiteering by unscrupulous retailers using this as an excuse.
Stobart Stopper
Well-Known Member
I think the supermarkets are taking the piss though now, bumping the price of food just to line their own pockets.
All this stuff in the papers about food going up is just making them add more and more to things, knowing the public will have no option but to pay for it, and they are price fixing loads of things IMO.
All this stuff in the papers about food going up is just making them add more and more to things, knowing the public will have no option but to pay for it, and they are price fixing loads of things IMO.
