ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here - UPDATE, new runs on the stores
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Yesterday they did a food give away in town. It was an epic disaster.
The town only has 15,000 people, County 80,000.
The place opened at 8 am for drive up and take a bag.
It literally shut down the town and half the county.
Lines were up to 10 miles long.
People were calling in to the local radio station and asking what the disaster was as the causeway to the island was blocked due to traffic and many other areas.
It resolved itself by noon as they ran out of food and sent everyone on their way pissed off.
There is a real problem brewing and I am unsure what can be done about it.
Note: I have posted this in two threads.
The town only has 15,000 people, County 80,000.
The place opened at 8 am for drive up and take a bag.
It literally shut down the town and half the county.
Lines were up to 10 miles long.
People were calling in to the local radio station and asking what the disaster was as the causeway to the island was blocked due to traffic and many other areas.
It resolved itself by noon as they ran out of food and sent everyone on their way pissed off.
There is a real problem brewing and I am unsure what can be done about it.
Note: I have posted this in two threads.
coalcracker
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..... you are almost there, bro. Just fry up some Spam cubes in olive oil and/or butter and mix them in.....
Piedment, NC Went to the grocery this morning to top off and to avoid the new NC rules going into place on Monday. ALL establishments must limit numbers of peeps in the store at one time. They will have the switchback rows...this way, people can have someone in front, behind and on both sides. :-) But, I digress. Comparing to the grocery shopping of two weeks ago, things were quite a bit better. Meat was spotty but available. Hamburger $6.99/#!!
Hit the jackpot with bread flour and yeast, milk and butter. No bacon...it was on special for $2.99/# so it was, not surprisingly, sold out (and no rainchecks) but that's the only meat that was on the list. No spicy V-8. Talk about hardship! :-) Fresh fruit and vegetables were plentiful as were onions and potatoes.
If we can get this country rolling before too much longer, perhaps we will not be in the bind that I had anticipated. We'll just have to see as we go along. At least I won't need the grocery for another month or so!
Hit the jackpot with bread flour and yeast, milk and butter. No bacon...it was on special for $2.99/# so it was, not surprisingly, sold out (and no rainchecks) but that's the only meat that was on the list. No spicy V-8. Talk about hardship! :-) Fresh fruit and vegetables were plentiful as were onions and potatoes.
If we can get this country rolling before too much longer, perhaps we will not be in the bind that I had anticipated. We'll just have to see as we go along. At least I won't need the grocery for another month or so!
People with nothing better to do.
Free Food!?
No questions asked!?
Road trip!?
Hell yeah!!
I don't know what the "organizers" expected.
I’m going to save you a lot of money. Here’s what you do:
Buy the generic cans of vegetable juice (the big cans).
Get some lemon juice
In a 2-quart pourable container, add the vegetable juice, lemon juice to taste, salt, pepper and your favorite hot sauce.
Close and shake well. Taste and adjust ingredients as you see fit
Enjoy! Best after being in the fridge for 24 hours for the flavors to blend.
I’ve been doing this for years. I started after they discontinued the Picante flavor. Now I just make my own at half the price.
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Hot Dawg! I'm surely going to try this...have to get the generic veg juice first. Wish I had known before going to the grocery today. Now, it may be a month or so of hardship! Thanks for the tip.
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Profit of Doom
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Our local ads have shrunk. A full page has about 7 items, basic stuff. Bigger markets have a double side page, used to be twice that.
20Gauge
TB Fanatic
Nice. I just got a case of it for when ever I decide I want one. This would work great for the parents. Dad drinks one every day.
20Gauge
TB Fanatic
The do this about once every other month. Normally no biggie..... some traffic where they do it, but other than that, easy in and out. Not this time for sure!!
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
And a splash of Worcestershire sauce!
20Gauge
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Just went to Sams. They are getting some stock, but the top layer of stock is still empty and the second is now filled with odd things that have nothing to do with food.
Floor level was half full which is much better than it was weeks ago.
Level of activity light. Forgot to check TP
Floor level was half full which is much better than it was weeks ago.
Level of activity light. Forgot to check TP
amazon
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Just got back from Sams and Walmart. At Sams there was no one outside like they were counting how many people were in the store at a time. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot. Since I was last there, about a week ago, the amount of product had improved considerably. They had TP! Most people I saw had one in their cart. Now, I'm sure they were going to to sell out, but it looked like they had 2 big pallots of it. (1 only) Their meat was almost back to normal. They had big bags of sugar, flour, rice, ect. They had pretty good amount of canned stuff. PB was quite low. Produce was back up close to normal.
Walmart was still counting how many were in the store, but I didn't have to wait. They are letting people in both sides. Quite a few people there. Nothing had really changed there. Quite a few holes in stock. Small bags of flour and sugar, no big ones. Meat was about 1/2 what it used to be. Produce was pretty stocked. Much less ice cream available!
I wasn't there long. I spent too much at Sams.
I don't know if anyone else is like this...chime in if you are so I don't feel so bad. I keep buying food. It's like I can't stop. I no longer trust the system. I bought TP even though I have over 100 rolls just because it was there. If they only had a few I wouldn't have bought any, but they had quite a bit. I bought more rice, flour, sugar, oil, vegetables. I need to stop I think. We don't have unlimited money. We're both working, but, really, no one's job is absolutely safe. I should be saving our FRN's or paying off a debt I have.
Walmart was still counting how many were in the store, but I didn't have to wait. They are letting people in both sides. Quite a few people there. Nothing had really changed there. Quite a few holes in stock. Small bags of flour and sugar, no big ones. Meat was about 1/2 what it used to be. Produce was pretty stocked. Much less ice cream available!
I wasn't there long. I spent too much at Sams.I don't know if anyone else is like this...chime in if you are so I don't feel so bad. I keep buying food. It's like I can't stop. I no longer trust the system. I bought TP even though I have over 100 rolls just because it was there. If they only had a few I wouldn't have bought any, but they had quite a bit. I bought more rice, flour, sugar, oil, vegetables. I need to stop I think. We don't have unlimited money. We're both working, but, really, no one's job is absolutely safe. I should be saving our FRN's or paying off a debt I have.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I saw photos of something similar in California in the news... and yet vegetable producers are throwing food away because they say there's no one to give it to.
20Gauge
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Famine is almost always a case of food distribution and not an actual lack of food.
I love it, but won’t put it in. If I do, the flavor overwhelms everything. I’m just very sensitive to the taste. I add it to soups and on steak though.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Just got back from Sams and Walmart. At Sams there was no one outside like they were counting how many people were in the store at a time. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot. Since I was last there, about a week ago, the amount of product had improved considerably. They had TP! Most people I saw had one in their cart. Now, I'm sure they were going to to sell out, but it looked like they had 2 big pallots of it. (1 only) Their meat was almost back to normal. They had big bags of sugar, flour, rice, ect. They had pretty good amount of canned stuff. PB was quite low. Produce was back up close to normal.
Walmart was still counting how many were in the store, but I didn't have to wait. They are letting people in both sides. Quite a few people there. Nothing had really changed there. Quite a few holes in stock. Small bags of flour and sugar, no big ones. Meat was about 1/2 what it used to be. Produce was pretty stocked. Much less ice cream available!
I don't know if anyone else is like this...chime in if you are so I don't feel so bad. I keep buying food. It's like I can't stop. I no longer trust the system. I bought TP even though I have over 100 rolls just because it was there. If they only had a few I wouldn't have bought any, but they had quite a bit. I bought more rice, flour, sugar, oil, vegetables. I need to stop I think. We don't have unlimited money. We're both working, but, really, no one's job is absolutely safe. I should be saving our FRN's or paying off a debt I have.
The Costco in West Des Moines, per a friend of mine on FB, got 50 palettes of TP this morning.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Yep and the sheeple do not seem to understand this concept.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
There's a couple of reasons for that... farmers are not taking cattle to market due to decreased demand by packers, and the floods of Spring 2019.
We did our first curbside pick up for groceries today. I had to get up at 2 am the other day to get a slot online. We got most of what we ordered but there were a number of substitutions vs our regular brands. THere was no spaghetti and we were liited to one 5 lb bag of flour. Dont know about meat as we didnt get any but it was pretty slick way to get groceries. THey were limiting the number of people in the store. There was a line of folks waiting to get in and an employee counting people in and out. It was the first tie I have been out in a week and the first time to a grocery in probably 3.5 weeks. Different seeing all the people walking around in masks.
danielboon
TB Fanatic
Went to Walmart today in NH the store was in good shape only thing really missing was the TP prices were reasonable I couldn't believe the price of eggs 66 cents for a dozen. They even had Clorox wipes . There wasn't too many people in the store most had masks. All in all a good day.
Betty_Rose
Veteran Member
This year, I achieved a long-cherished dream. I became a mother, to 18 baby chickens. They’re SO cute!!
I’m building a backyard pen this weekend and the babies are just two weeks old today, so they’re still under the warming lamp in the garage.
Point is, I am told that the local stores have had a run on chicks, and now, they’re out of food.
I did find (and buy) a 40-pound bag elsewhere but Tractor Supply said that they cannot keep up with the feed AND the demand for baby chicks.
I’m building a backyard pen this weekend and the babies are just two weeks old today, so they’re still under the warming lamp in the garage.
Point is, I am told that the local stores have had a run on chicks, and now, they’re out of food.
I did find (and buy) a 40-pound bag elsewhere but Tractor Supply said that they cannot keep up with the feed AND the demand for baby chicks.
Wife and I have been treating ourselves for the last month or so by buying/eating a Sam's Club cheesecake once a week. So, yesterday bought our weekly cheesecake ... ate some last night ... they have drastically cheapened the recipe!!! It used to be heavy with real cheese (cream cheese??). Now it tastes like the jello cheesecake pudding mix ... no cheese flavor, somewhat foamy (not heavy), pretty much tasteless! But! The price is the same! Ripoff. Never again.
tno5
Senior Member
North Carolina - Charlotte -I received my order of eggs, ground beef, chicken and eggs last night. Ground beef is now $7.00 a pound, eggs are $6.00 a dozen and chicken was $7.00 for 4 breasts. Guess it won't be long before we stop buying beef if the prices keep going up. I can use my powered eggs for baking, but I prefer regular eggs for meals.
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LOCATION PLEASE
Jubilee on Earth
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This is timely, as I ordered some things from Amazon pantry which finally arrived yesterday. As I was shopping and adding things to my cart two weeks ago (that’s how long it took) I had thought to myself that the prices were pretty decent. Not much of an increase. But then I got the shipment, and I realize it never occurred to me to check the sizing. Krusteaz pancake mix? It’s 25% smaller than before. Justin’s almond butter (one of our favorite treats), the jar is half the size it used to be. The Knorr rice sides that have always been 5.5 oz in the past are now 5.4 oz.
I’ve always been privy to shrink-economics, but this is ridiculous. I have a feeling we’re going to see a lot more of the skimping on quality ingredients and reducing package sizes.
Jubilee on Earth
Veteran Member
Buy from local farmers! Eggs down here right now are around $2.00 a dozen from farms, and beef is anywhere from $1.50-1.85 a lb when you buy in bulk from a local farm.
tno5
Senior Member
around here there are no local farmers - maybe an hour or more away - but it's all city around here
tno5
Senior Member
edited my post to add location...
SE WI
`I've been using online grocery delivery for the last year or so. Primarily due to limited mobility concerns and the shear hassle of shopping at the mega-marts.
I am seeing a developing trend of the large grocery stores being unable to cope with home delivery or curb side pickup. Lead times are stretching out to a week at Wally-World and Target. Woodman's in metro Milwaukee has -suspended- online delivery and curbside pickup orders until April 17.
I left a Woodman's last week. They adopted a single line checkout policy that had 40 people in a line that stretched to the back of store with not one iota of social distancing being observed. No thank you.
I placed an online order with Aldi on Thursday and my order was delivered within about 24 hours. It was complete with only two replacements being made.
For those that haven't tried Aldi yet, here is a detail of their online grocery prices and delivery charges.
Replacements
`I've been using online grocery delivery for the last year or so. Primarily due to limited mobility concerns and the shear hassle of shopping at the mega-marts.
I am seeing a developing trend of the large grocery stores being unable to cope with home delivery or curb side pickup. Lead times are stretching out to a week at Wally-World and Target. Woodman's in metro Milwaukee has -suspended- online delivery and curbside pickup orders until April 17.
I left a Woodman's last week. They adopted a single line checkout policy that had 40 people in a line that stretched to the back of store with not one iota of social distancing being observed. No thank you.
I placed an online order with Aldi on Thursday and my order was delivered within about 24 hours. It was complete with only two replacements being made.
For those that haven't tried Aldi yet, here is a detail of their online grocery prices and delivery charges.
Replacements
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Specially Selected Sourdough Square Loaf
$3.19 · 24 oz
1x
$3.19
Replacement for 1x 24 oz Specially Selected Sliced Sourdough Round -
Bremer Ham and Cheese Stuffed Sandwich
$1.75 · 9 oz
4x
$7.00
Replacement for 4x 7 oz Bremer Chicken Pot Pie A Flaky Pastry Crust Filled With Chicken, Carrots, Potatoes And Peas In A Savory Gravy
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Season's Choice Crinkle Cut Potatoes
$1.85 · 32 oz
1x
$1.85
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Sweet Additions Stevia Sweetener
$3.25 · 9.7 oz
1x
$3.25
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Season's Choice Shredded Hash Browns
$1.95 · 30 oz
1x
$1.95
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Simply Nature Organic Cage Free Large Brown Eggs - Grade A
$2.75 · 12 ct
1x
$2.75
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Clancy's Original Potato Chips
$1.35 · 10 oz
1x
$1.35
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Countryside Creamery Half & Half
$1.65 · 32 fl oz
1x
$1.65
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V8® 100% Vegetable Juice V8 Juice, Original 100% Vegetable Juice, Plant-Based Drink
$3.19 · 46 fl oz
1x
$3.19
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Yellow Onions, Bag
$1.99 · 3 lb
1x
$1.99
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Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen Sausage, Pepperoni, Green Pepper & Onion Original Thin Supreme Pizza
$2.45 · 16.9 oz
4x
$9.80
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Boulder Reclosable Sandwich Bags
$2.09 · 100 ct
1x
$2.09
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Deutsche Küche Beer Bratwurst
$4.95 · 12.34 oz
2x
$9.90
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Happy Harvest Cut Green Beans
$0.55 · 14.5 oz
2x
$1.10
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Happy Harvest Medium Sweet Peas
$0.55 · 15 oz
2x
$1.10
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Tuscan Garden Spanish Manzanilla Olives
$0.95 · 5.75 oz
1x
$0.95
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Fremont Fish Market Medium Cooked Shrimp
$5.85 · 12 oz
1x
$5.85
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Parkview Turkey Polska Kielbasa
$2.59 · 13 oz
1x
$2.59
| Items Subtotal | $61.55 |
| Checkout Bag Tax or Fee | $0.21 |
| Delivery Fee | $3.99 |
| Sales Tax | $0.10 |
| Tip | $9.23 |
| Service Fee | $3.08 |
| Total | $78.16 |
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SouthernBreeze
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I don't know if it's because we're so rural or not, but all the grocery stores and Dollar Generals in our area (small town) are back to normal stock, with the exception of only a few items. The basics are all there. I talked to DS this morning who is out and about in town shopping at different places. He hasn't been to Sam's, and isn't planning to go there, since C-19 is bad in that county right now (Lee county, MS) so, I don't have a clue as to what it's like there.
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I know. For some reason, people aren't buying fresh fruit and veg. in the grocery stores either. Prolly too damned dumb to know how to build their own salad..has to come in a clear plastic box, and never discovered the simple concept of microwave-steamed vegetables.
mzkitty
I give up.
Make your own, it's really easy. Classic Philadelphia Cheesecake:
recipe philadelphia classic cheesecake - Google Search
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packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
A lot of the stores on the coasts have no fresh fruits or vegetables right now, all the while produce farmers are letting fruits and vegetables rot in the fields because they no longer have schools, hotels, or restaurants to sell to, someone said it was due to contract issues... so millions will go hungry because of a contract that can no longer be honored.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
And you can make them in the Instant Pot!
Holy carp. You peeps on the coasts and dense population areas are screwed. OK...I just got the ad for my local meat store (N. MN) this morning...they have been remaining well stocked all week for their sale items...I check. And for the past 3-4 weeks, they have been apologizing for having had to raise prices.
Here's a sample from this week...all processed and prepared on-site. Their meat, recipes and spice mixes are to die for.
T-bones - $7.99/lb.
Bacon wrapped pork rib eyes - 5/$10.00
Seasoned leg quarters - $.89/lb
Boneless chicken breasts - $1.99/lb.
Porketta roasts - $2.49/lb.
10# lean burger bags - $3.49/lb.
Bulk breakfast or Italian sausage - $1.99/lb.
Funny. The fresh produce aisles here are bursting. (N. MN.)
Thanks mzkitty! We'll try it. Need to get graham crackers or premade graham crust on next foray into a grocery.
WanderLore
Veteran Member
Prices in local grocery, have doubled and tripled. Stock is moderate.
I got 50 lb bag of the good artisian flour -13.99 and one of the big 1lb packs of yeast- 3.25, and other good deals, from the little Amish store down the road. Its a best kept secret and I ain't sayin. They also have a Yuge green house business. I am praying they will stay open. I got a bigly jar of the good mommas homemade strawberry jam too. Heavenly.
I got 50 lb bag of the good artisian flour -13.99 and one of the big 1lb packs of yeast- 3.25, and other good deals, from the little Amish store down the road. Its a best kept secret and I ain't sayin. They also have a Yuge green house business. I am praying they will stay open. I got a bigly jar of the good mommas homemade strawberry jam too. Heavenly.
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