Trickling Springs Creamery Business Collapse

[Josh]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

[Ken]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

I actually haven't noticed. Not for the groceries I normally buy. Some things like eggs and meat might be up a bit, but nothing is noticeably skyrocketing where I shop.

[Josh]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

I actually haven't noticed. Not for the groceries I normally buy. Some things like eggs and meat might be up a bit, but nothing is noticeably skyrocketing where I shop.

Prices doubling is more than “a bit”, to me. Maybe your prices are completely independent of what I saw around Humboldt?

[Ken]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

I actually haven't noticed. Not for the groceries I normally buy. Some things like eggs and meat might be up a bit, but nothing is noticeably skyrocketing where I shop.

Prices doubling is more than “a bit”, to me. Maybe your prices are completely independent of what I saw around Humboldt?

Nothing around here is doubling. Meats might be up a bit, like maybe 10%, but I don't buy much. I looked for some data and couldn't find any more current than these from over a month ago when supply chains were still getting sorted out. They indicate prices are definitely rising, but hardly "skyrocketing" or doubling.

The Labor Department reports that the 2.6% jump in April food prices was the largest monthly increase in 46 years. Prices for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased the most, rising 4.3%. Although the 2.9% jump in cereals and bakery products wasn't as steep, it was still the largest increase the agency has recorded.

Dairy and related products, and fruits and vegetables increased by 1.5 percent in April.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory ... h-70969164

[Josh]

A common manifestation is shortages, so the official price of chicken might not be higher, but the only things actually on the shelf is something locally raised, organic, locally slaughtered, and $12/lb (to use a local example from Humboldt a month ago)

[mike]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

I actually haven't noticed. Not for the groceries I normally buy. Some things like eggs and meat might be up a bit, but nothing is noticeably skyrocketing where I shop.

Prices doubling is more than “a bit”, to me. Maybe your prices are completely independent of what I saw around Humboldt?

I don't know if anything doubling except some short supply produce items. Meats are dropping to normal prices after the crazy highs a few months ago. Cheese is skyrocketing but this isn't the first time. Eggs are back down below 80 cents a dozen wholesale for large. Bulk staple foods are steady. I would guess at year's end there might have been mild inflation in food prices overall. There have been supply issues for some items, but that's generally the problem, not that they have doubled in price.

Food prices doubling is enough to make people change their buying habits, and that brings prices back in line eventually.

[Ken]

I actually haven't noticed. Not for the groceries I normally buy. Some things like eggs and meat might be up a bit, but nothing is noticeably skyrocketing where I shop.

Prices doubling is more than “a bit”, to me. Maybe your prices are completely independent of what I saw around Humboldt?

I don't know if anything doubling except some short supply produce items. Meats are dropping to normal prices after the crazy highs a few months ago. Cheese is skyrocketing but this isn't the first time. Eggs are back down below 80 cents a dozen wholesale for large. Bulk staple foods are steady. I would guess at year's end there might have been mild inflation in food prices overall. There have been supply issues for some items, but that's generally the problem, not that they have doubled in price.

Food prices doubling is enough to make people change their buying habits, and that brings prices back in line eventually.

Unless there is some major crisis in the Ag sector like drought or disease that is cutting supplies, or some spike in labor costs for food processors and groceries, or some big spike in transportation costs and oil prices (none of which is happening) one would expect food prices to revert to the mean.

[steve-in-kville]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

As long as Giant Foods has $.88/LB drumsticks, I'm not gonna complain.

[steve-in-kville]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

A case of John F. Martin cheese dogs went up a few bucks. Hardly skyrocket prices though.

[Josh]

In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are skyrocketing right now, and long term I expect food to be a much larger share of family budgets - even as wages are not growing and unemployment is high.

A case of John F. Martin cheese dogs went up a few bucks. Hardly skyrocket prices though.

It’s significantly worse in the big cities (that doesn’t mean I want city dwellers shopping in my back yard, but the good news is your typical Manhattanite or Brooklynite looks down on us with a great deal of contempt, which means we get left alone)