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In reply to the discussion: Americans Are About to Pay Even More at the Grocery Store [View all]mtngirl47
(1,268 posts)16. About 60 days
Is what we have at the current pricing and stock levels.
Retailers have "just in time" stocking and as the fuel prices continue to spike the prices will go up exponentially.
Last year farmers couldn't hire
We will probably run low on food.
I recommend that you stock your pantry and freezer as much as you can afford. You will be happy you did.
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True. I've seen more people than ever ask the checker to take the beef off.
peppertree
Wednesday
#27
Because of infrastructure damage in the gulf, it will take 1.5 to 3 years to return to prewar production.
Swede
Wednesday
#2
Farmers are now paying much higher prices for fertilizer and fuel and that is gonna add to price of food.
Botany
Wednesday
#4
Good point. Too often we forget that Republican politicians are the disease, Trump is only the symptom.
Fil1957
Wednesday
#15
Hello, RainCaster. It is not the GOP enablers. The root cause is the robber barons, today's billionaires. They
PatrickforB
Wednesday
#23
If we win those majorities, there will be impeachment and conviction. But yeah, then Vance, then Johnson... n/t
PatrickforB
Wednesday
#36
It will not be good enough to simply win on the discontent of Americans for this situation...
Ol Janx Spirit
Wednesday
#14
Tbh it's the entire billionaire class sucking America's neck like a vampire.
Oneironaut
Wednesday
#41
Smaller cattle herds will mean smaller feedlot operations, less market for corn and soybeans.
eppur_se_muova
Wednesday
#49