ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here - UPDATE, new runs on the stores

[coalcracker]

Last time out I noticed a lot of the very large Hanover vegetable cans in the supermarket (the ones that normally would be sold to restaurants). They were priced @ $3 a can. Now, I do like green beans, and the price is great too, but the macro-economic conditions that have led to this are so disturbing. The food supply and distribution chain is faltering right before our eyes.

Restaurants are already toast, and consumers of canned vegetables will soon be toast as well.

 

[naturallysweet]

I've notice that it depends on the imagination process of milk , if it comes out of the freezer looking good or not. But if it doesn't, run it through a blender. It's back to normal.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

We made our shopping run, yesterday. No problems anywhere to get all that was on my shopping list.

Walgreen's was very well stocked. Food Giant was fully stocked. Their prices on pork was really good, so I stocked up. Sam's had empty spaces all throughout the store, but they had everything I wanted to get. Home Goods was almost bare. I did manage to get two sets of bedsheets there. They were the last two for our size bed. Happily, they were in the color I needed.

We really got a nice surprise at Sam's. While there, we came across two women that we had never seen before. They were picking up two cases of Ramen Noodles while we were waiting beside them to do the same. One lady mentioned that they were shopping for provisions. Cary told her that we were too. Well, that struck up a conversation between us. 30 minutes later, we knew they were avid preppers just like us, and everything they had/were doing to prep. We left Sam's happy to know that there are like-minded preppers living in our own AO, but in two counties over from us. No names were exchanged. OPSEC in full force.

 

[Marie]

You don't need to dry a cow out to rebreed. You have to dry her out 3 months before she calves again.

Something to remember for next year.

I dried her out due to some health problems.

 

[psychgirl]

Our Kroger , central ibsoana

I've notice that it depends on the imagination process of milk , if it comes out of the freezer looking good or not. But if it doesn't, run it through a blender. It's back to normal.

i didn’t know that! Thanks!

 

[bluelady]

I'll only add this... the anti-dairy folks try to say that "milk is only for babies"... most are coming from an "animal rights" POV, and believe that keeping cows or goats for milk production is cruel or "exploitative". The face is, milk is a nearly "perfect" food... in peopke who have always drunk it from childhood, it's easily digested, it's high in protein and fat (a needed component in a healthy diet, despite the stupid demoniztion of "fat" these days) and it has natural sugars. It can be made into cheese which can be stored without refrigeration.

The Bible mentions it as a desirable food... the Promised Land is described as "full of milk and honey".

Definitely, adults who haven't drunk it habitually may have trouble digesting the lactose component, and certain genetic groups handle it much better than others. IMHO, it's worth consuming frequently enough throughout adulthood, so you don't develop lactose intolerance... in hard times, a dairy animal can be a valuable source of renewable, quality nutrition.

Summerthyme

I have drunk milk, lots of it, my whole life. But as an adult I was becoming severely lactose intolerant. I found that the less gluten I ate, the more I tolerated milk. But now that we have a source for raw milk, I can drink as much as I like!

 

[Smoke]

Was at a Columbus, OH Walmart yesterday, paper aisle was still very empty, noticed a lot of other shelves looked good, until you actually looked at them, stuff pulled to the front to make good appearances, but empty shelves behind the front ones.

 

[Zagdid]

Seeing some of the meat best prices yet. (against a local supermarket that wanted $5/lb for a pork roast)

 

[Tristan]

I wonder what is going on with there so much difference in store stock depending on where you are?

Logistics, Supply and Demand

I'm guessing.

 

[nomifyle]

We made our shopping run, yesterday. No problems anywhere to get all that was on my shopping list.

Walgreen's was very well stocked. Food Giant was fully stocked. Their prices on pork was really good, so I stocked up. Sam's had empty spaces all throughout the store, but they had everything I wanted to get. Home Goods was almost bare. I did manage to get two sets of bedsheets there. They were the last two for our size bed. Happily, they were in the color I needed.

We really got a nice surprise at Sam's. While there, we came across two women that we had never seen before. They were picking up two cases of Ramen Noodles while we were waiting beside them to do the same. One lady mentioned that they were shopping for provisions. Cary told her that we were too. Well, that struck up a conversation between us. 30 minutes later, we knew they were avid preppers just like us, and everything they had/were doing to prep. We left Sam's happy to know that there are like-minded preppers living in our own AO, but in two counties over from us. No names were exchanged. OPSEC in full force.

Speaking of like minded people, a good friend of mine, who thinks I'm nuts for prepping like I do, told me a good friend of her husbands is vacuum sealing flour in glass jars. She was amazed that he was doing that. I wanted to tell her I told you so, but she was really bummed by it and kept saying she hoped things didn't come to that. I do know she keeps flour in the freezer, I begged her years ago to do that, so I guess she listened. I did mention to her that if the electricity went out she should be prepared to do a lot of canning of what they have in their many freezers. I'm pretty sure she went away from that conversation depressed.

God is good all the time.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Have you tried Goldenrod Toast?? It is the same white sauce, but instead of the dried beef, you use boiled eggs. After you peel the eggs, you cut them into little cubes and stir into the white sauce. Pour it over the toast and take one boiled egg yolk that you saved and crumble it on top of the white sauce on the bread>>>>>>BEAUTIFUL>>>>>AND DELICIOUS!! My family loved it even more than SOS!!

JMHO, but not something I'd eat. Here's the one I DO eat regularly: Make a SHARP cheddar cheese sauce and add the eggs. Make the sauce relatively thick, such that you have to spoon it over the toast. The sharper the cheese the better.

 

[nomifyle]

There was a local grocery store flyer in the mail today. There was ONE canned food advertised, Van Camps Pork n Beans for 79 cents a can. That's not usual.

God is good, all the time

Judy

 

[nehimama]

Holy Cow! On Aug 11th, I'd ordered and paid for several 28 oz cans of Keystone chicken at $6.28 per can. (8.99 in local grocery store.) Not delivered yet, and I am SO glad I bought at that price! Current listing on Amazon is $15.20 per can, and STILL not in stock!

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Holy Cow! On Aug 11th, I'd ordered and paid for several 28 oz cans of Keystone chicken at $6.28 per can. (8.99 in local grocery store.) Not delivered yet, and I am SO glad I bought at that price! Current listing on Amazon is $15.20 per can, and STILL not in stock!

Did you also check out their price on beef? I did, and it's outrageous! $21.99 for a 28 oz can of ground beef!

 

[nehimama]

^^^ I know! I'm going to hit the local groc, where the 14.5 oz can of beef is still $4.99!

 

[nehimama]

on Amazon:

Keystone Meats All Natural Canned Chicken, 14.5 Ounce
14.5 Ounce (Pack of 1)
4.2 out of 5 stars 128
$21.50 ($1.48/Ounce)

 

[nehimama]

Also on Amazon:

Spam Classic, 12 Ounce Can (Pack of 12)
12 Ounce (Pack of 12)
4.7 out of 5 stars 673
$35.04 ($0.24/Ounce)

 

[TxGal]

The Amish Store Lehman's has canned meats. Looks like many are on back-order, but they're still taking orders. I've ordered from them many times in the past, but not meat items. Here's the link:

Canned & Freeze Dried Meat, Broth, Sausage | Lehman's Foods

Stock up for emergencies, long winters, be self sufficient & more with shelf-stable meats from Lehman's including the very best freeze-dried and canned meats.

www.lehmans.com

 

[SouthernBreeze]

^^^ I know! I'm going to hit the local groc, where the 14.5 oz can of beef is still $4.99!

I wish our local grocery store carried it, but they don't. Very little canned meat of any kind these days.

 

[ambereyes]

Found the canned chicken on Walmart.com, $6.28 a can, in stock.

Robot or human?

www.walmart.com

 

[xtreme_right]

Found the canned chicken on Walmart.com, $6.28 a can, in stock.

Robot or human?

www.walmart.com

Is that a good brand? I don’t eat enough canned chicken to know which taste better. I made some chicken salad the other day with some H‑E‑B canned chicken and I’m not a fan. I know it’s better than not having any but would like to buy something more palatable if I have the option.

 

[Meemur]

Is that a good brand?

That's the only brand of canned meat I buy (no more canned tuna, for now). It's not full of the chemicals that give me headaches or digestive problems. Your millage may vary! It's certainly expensive.

I am in no way a canned meat fan! However, in a power outage or several 100-degree days where there is no way I want to be near a stove, canned meat can be dumped over a lettuce salad, over crackers, mixed in with leftover noodles and reheated in a microwave or eaten cold.

 

[nehimama]

^^^Local Walmart out of stock at this time.

 

[nehimama]

Is that a good brand? I don’t eat enough canned chicken to know which taste better. I made some chicken salad the other day with some H‑E‑B canned chicken and I’m not a fan. I know it’s better than not having any but would like to buy something more palatable if I have the option.

The Keystone meats are very good quality with excellent flavor and NO additives.

 

[packyderms_wife]

Is that a good brand? I don’t eat enough canned chicken to know which taste better. I made some chicken salad the other day with some H‑E‑B canned chicken and I’m not a fan. I know it’s better than not having any but would like to buy something more palatable if I have the option.

Did you have white meat or dark meat? Makes a difference. I can my own, both white and dark meat and they are canned separately. So delicious.

 

[mzkitty]

Just got back from grocery shopping (St. Pete). I was specifically going for canned goods, what with all the panic about it around here. LOL. So they mostly had some of everything, but they were low on the items. Corn especially. I was surprised they had store brand peas on the bottom shelf, so I scarfed up some of them. I didn't get tons of things, but a variety. Everything from canned sauerkraut to Italian beans to cut green beans and some peas & carrots, a can of potatoes, and a few corns. Their canned meat section was full but I didn't get any. I was shocked the canned red salmon was like $8.99 a can, while the pink was a few dollars less. I'd rather just buy a slice at the meat counter. Got some other stuff and bailed before we spent all our money.

 

[Meemur]

I'd rather just buy a slice at the meat counter.

Understood! Since you are now in FL with hurricanes and such, it might be worth building a small stock of canned meat, maybe buy 1 - 2 cans when you visit the store. Maybe be sure you're eating "in season" where you might save enough to buy an extra can of meat or two OR several envelops of tuna. If I were living there, I'd have at least two weeks of shelf-stable foods for my pantry and keep those rotated. NOT MREs, just regular stuff, like canned soup, peanut butter . . .

 

[mzkitty]

Understood! Since you are now in FL with hurricanes and such, it might be worth building a small stock of canned meat, maybe buy 1 - 2 cans when you visit the store. Maybe be sure you're eating "in season" where you might save enough to buy an extra can of meat or two OR several envelops of tuna. If I were living there, I'd have at least two weeks of shelf-stable foods for my pantry and keep those rotated. NOT MREs, just regular stuff, like canned soup, peanut butter . . .

I do have a small stash of meat -- some Swanson canned white meat chicken, some beef hash, I think some corned beef, and of course tuna (which my son won't eat because you know MAYO!!!). I will get a few more items though. Thanks, Meemur. Oh and I do have a couple of cans of Spam. Hmmm.........

 

[Meemur]

Whatever works for you! Store what you eat, and eat what you store. (-:

 

[packyderms_wife]

I do have a small stash of meat -- some Swanson canned white meat chicken, some beef hash, I think some corned beef, and of course tuna (which my son won't eat because you know MAYO!!!). I will get a few more items though. Thanks, Meemur. Oh and I do have a couple of cans of Spam. Hmmm.........

Will he eat yogurt? It's good with yogurt and even avocado mixed in with it.

 

[packyderms_wife]

If I were living there, I'd have at least two weeks of shelf-stable foods for my pantry and keep those rotated. NOT MREs, just regular stuff, like canned soup, peanut butter . . .

I have a couple of friends that learned this lesson this past week and a half. Sounds like they went out and stocked up on shelf-stable foods. I mean let's face it no one wants to eat cold canned ravioli or cold canned soup, however, if your entire kitchen is electric and you don't have a camp stove or a grill, then it is what it is! Thank the Heavens our stove is gas, and we also have two camp stoves and a grill.

 

[Meemur]

I mean let's face it no one wants to eat cold canned ravioli or cold canned soup,

It all tastes great after clearing brush all day. I've eaten my share of cold, out of the can meals. This is why today I make sure I have a dual-fuel single burner Coleman stove at hand and some fuel in the garage as well as some charcoal sealed in several large storage bags (and a grill). I can heat up tea or a meal without major drama.

I'm working on the gas store. The appliances here are all electric. When the gas line goes in, I'll also add the space heater to the basement.

 

[amazon]

Walmart (SW VA): dog food about wiped out, storage/organization stuff about gone, no trash cans, very little cheap furniture. Food, except for canned stuff, in good supply.

 

[packyderms_wife]

It all tastes great after clearing brush all day. I've eaten my share of cold, out of the can meals.

it tastes really good when you're hungry!

 

[abby normal]

Central Ohio Kroger

Everything looked good overall, a little thin in the canned veggies especially tomatoes, but shelves were being re- stocked in every aisle. Maybe they just were keeping extra busy because upper management was there.

Still no rubbing alcohol to be found. Hand soaps were sparse. Lots of masks and hand sanitizer on display everywhere, probably for back to school.

People are getting tired of the masks. Overhead one lady say " I tried the mask and I just can't breathe. I'm over it". Cases have been dropping here, and I definitely saw fewer masks today.

Was delighted to find canned pumpkin under $2/can. It's been HTF and sometimes I had to bite the bullet and pay for organic because that's all there was. I give it to our old mutt for his touchy gut. Finally found store brand for $1.09 each, there was only 6 so I bought 4.

Tune in next week as I seek the ever elusive rubbing alcohol. To be continued....

 

[greysage]

A few noticings from todays Hannafords (Burl, Vt.) trip. Got all I wanted, hamburger, bread, broccoli, celery, mixed greens, frozen novelties and paper plates.

Hamburger, they didn't have the 85% I usually get for $5/pound. Got 90% for $6.59/pound. It's the better store brand without antibiotics of preservatives and in a vacuum sealed package (freezes well.)

Paper plates, usually get pack of Dixie 2# plates. Work good for if I'm lazy. The paper plate section was pretty well picked over. Got what I wanted but only a few left on shelf. Less choices. Last time I bought it was a full section.

Canned veggies, it was stocked ok. Got a few cans. Plenty of corn, choices, style, and packaging.
Canned soup, still sparse.
Canned meat, plenty of corned beef hash, corned beef, tuna, salmon, etc. No SPAM. And as usual stuff was pulled front and not as many choices.

The weird thing again was the Chef Boyardee Ravioli and Beefaroni. Tons of it. FULLY stocked in canned aisle and partial pallet display of both near checkouts. I'm afraid we may reach a time where this is one of our only choices.

 

[Meemur]

Tune in next week as I seek the ever elusive rubbing alcohol. To be continued....

Try CVS and Walgreens.

 

[WalknTrot]

The weird thing again was the Chef Boyardee Ravioli and Beefaroni. Tons of it. FULLY stocked in canned aisle and partial pallet display of both near checkouts. I'm afraid we may reach a time where this is one of our only choices.

Haha! Even people who can't cook won't eat that crap.
OK...I'll confess to a weird taste attraction for Spaghettio's with or without the hot dogs. But that other stuff with the gritty beef...nope.

 

[school marm]

As far as I can tell, both our Smith's and Grocery Outlet stores (Northern Nevada) have been beautifully stocked to pre-COVID levels. However, most of the canned foods at G.O. are still from China, and that is still creeping me out.

Even though we are in the middle of moving (movers came last week, but our house close got delayed--happily--by nearly 2 weeks) and I shouldn't be buying any food at all, I can't help myself at times. We have a very good storage, but sometimes I just have to buy more. Anyway, I felt an extreme urge to get more flour. So I went to the donut shop for buckets, and there was a huge supply there. Probably more than I have ever seen. I thought I picked up the seven I wanted to get 150 lbs of flour and have an extra for moving some food that we're currently eating.

I went into Smith's next to get the flour. They had only four 25-lb bags of store brand flour, not the other brand that they've been carrying for the past four months and which I was planning to get. So I got those four bags of store brand and went to check out at the self-check. The lady working the self-check asked if I'd seen the discount flour. It was the brand I was looking for, 9 bags in all, for $3 each. I took them all, and she was happy to see them go.

I got home and my daughters started helping me unload. To my delight and surprise, I had picked up 9 buckets, not the 7 I intended to get, just enough for all the flour. Yes, I was very happy.

 

[Marseydoats]

Haha! Even people who can't cook won't eat that crap.
OK...I'll confess to a weird taste attraction for Spaghettio's with or without the hot dogs. But that other stuff with the gritty beef...nope.

I actually like the noodles and sauce in Beefaroni. I pick the meat out and give it to the cats...