Whose groceries are more Expensive?

[DaisyDay]

Dandelions are actually edible, as long as they haven't been treated with herbicide. They are consumed similar to any other leafy green vegetable, and have similar nutrition compared to other greens.

I haven't tried any dandelion greens, but I haven't really seen any for sale or growing wild. They don't really grow in Florida.

Dandelions are a mild diuretic - the French name for them translates as "pee in bed".

 

[BCP1928]

Then I'm baffled by the purpose of the question in the OP. If a decrease in the cost of groceries is known to be unlikely, then why ask if it's dropped?

As to minimum wage, it's a simple observation that costs are passed along to the customer. Want it increased? Fine. Just be aware that the cost have to be made up somewhere.

Except from corporate profits.

 

[Tuur]

Except from corporate profits.

Unlike government, businesses can't operate at a loss. Just ask Woolworths; Pan Am; Eastern Airlines; TWA; Blockbuster; Compaq; Montgomery Ward...

.

 

[RileyG]

I agree that HyVee is expensive overall, but they do have incredibly low prices on some things if you pay attention to their sales, and if you stick to their store brand then their stuff can be really cheap. Unfortunately for me the nearest ALDI's is fifty miles away, so I'm stuck with HyVee, Fareway, Walmart online, and Amazon.

During Covid Walmart would ship just about anything, even bread. Now they don't ship much at all, and even then you usually have to buy in bulk to get them to ship. But their customer service is unrivaled.

Yeah, hyvee has a few sales occasionally. Fareway is nice, too.

 

[Larniavc]

coffee

The Trump Tariffs are doing a real number on coffee in the UK. It’s really frustrating how much his idiotic economic whims have such a far reaching effect.

Luckily I’m pretty well heeled so it doesn’t really matter but it’s still annoying. It must be tough for the less fortunate though.

 

[rambot]

The Trump Tariffs are doing a real number on coffee in the UK. It’s really frustrating how much his idiotic economic whims have such a far reaching effect.

Luckily I’m pretty well heeled so it doesn’t really matter but it’s still annoying. It must be tough for the less fortunate though.

FYI the coffee thing.

I was reading that the coffee bean harvest in Brazil took a BEATING this year due to global warming and that that is responsible for approximately 30% of the price increase in the US...

Certainly it's affecting the price in UK as well.

 

[mark46]

I’ve seen the “fauna” that has watered my dandelions, pass.

Fertilizer is fertilizer.

I take you haven't lived in rural areas.

 

[mark46]

FYI the coffee thing.

I was reading that the coffee bean harvest in Brazil took a BEATING this year due to global warming and that that is responsible for approximately 30% of the price increase in the US...

Certainly it's affecting the price in UK as well.

OK, I'll bite.

How do Trump tariffs raise coffee prices in the UK? With the US buying less from Brazil, prices should be lower than they would be without the tarffs

 

[Larniavc]

OK, I'll bite.

How do Trump tariffs raise coffee prices in the UK? With the US buying less from Brazil, prices should be lower than they would be without the tarffs

Brazil and Vietnam raising prices to manage the Trump Tariffs.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Brazil and Vietnam raising prices to manage the Trump Tariffs.

Impossible!

That isn't supposed to happen!

 

[rambot]

OK, I'll bite.

How do Trump tariffs raise coffee prices in the UK? With the US buying less from Brazil, prices should be lower than they would be without the tarffs

Uhhhhhh..I'm not arguing they are. I said that the harvest is likely affecting UK prices as well

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Thankfully I loaded up on coffee last year in Italy and this year in Panama and Costa Rica.

 

[mark46]

Brazil and Vietnam raising prices to manage the Trump Tariffs.

Good luck to them! That is a horrible strategy. Others will sell lots more. UK prices should come down soon as coffee from othe countries is more available.
======
I suggest that the higher prices are due to the scarcity die to climate change.

If the supply were the same as before the tariffs, there is no way that Brazil could help themselves by increasing prices.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Good luck to them! That is a horrible strategy. Others will sell lots more. UK prices should come down soon as coffee from othe countries is more available.
======
I suggest that the higher prices are due to the scarcity die to climate change.

If the supply were the same as before the tariffs, there is no way that Brazil could help themselves by increasing prices.

They have to make money. Of course countries are going make their stuff more expensive. So, they can make a profit.

 

[mark46]

They have to make money. Of course countries are going make their stuff more expensive. So, they can make a profit.

Say everyone is paying $10 for coffee and Brazil gets a tariff at $2 more than everyone else.
All were competitive at $10M making good profits. Now Brazil because of fewer sales starts charging $12M so that they can make the same profits.
=======
What do you think happens? There lots of possibilities.
=======
1) Consumers buy the same as before from everyone, paying the extra $2 for Brazilian coffee.
2) Everyone starts charging $12 and everyone but Brazil makes more profits.
3) Many customers refuse to pay the $12 to Brazil and buy from others at $10.
40 IMO, most likely is that price goes up slightly and everyone but Brazil makes more profits. Brazil needs to absorb the tariffs or folks will simply buy elsewhere.
====
BOTTOM LINE
Companies cannot simply raise their prices if their costs go up if the product can be bought from others.

 

[wing2000]

From the Southwest....
Fruits and Vegtables - no change (that would change if Mexico is ever asesses higher tariffs)
Dairy - same
Meat - same - or at least our monthly "box" has not gone up yet (we have meat delivered from a company that sources it from family-owned farms)
Coffee - same - I order from a coffee beas from roaster who imports coffee directly from farmers in Guatemala, Honduras and Ehtiopia. Again, it's always been bit more at $17 lb, but worth it for the quality, freshness and supporting small businesses here and abroad.

 

[Lost4words]

I'm curious where everyone is at with their food budgets.

I've seen some pretty crazy images of beef and coffee and such. Not as interested in eggs.

Grocery prices are jumping up. We explain why.

Not necessarily as interested in the "big picture" stuff and more about people's awareness of how expensive things are "on the ground".

I know that Marrow bone prices have rocketed lately...

 

[mark46]

From the Southwest....
Fruits and Vegtables - no change (that would change if Mexico is ever asesses higher tariffs)
Dairy - same
Meat - same - or at least our monthly "box" has not gone up yet (we have meat delivered from a company that sources it from family-owned farms)
Coffee - same - I order from a coffee beas from roaster who imports coffee directly from farmers in Guatemala, Honduras and Ehtiopia. Again, it's always been bit more at $17 lb, but worth it for the quality, freshness and supporting small businesses here and abroad.

Coffee prices might settle down for us all when US customers and suppliers start to decrease purchases from 50% Brazil and 20% Vietnam and move their purchases to the rest which are usually about 10%. We will need to get used to the 10% Trump sales tax on most imports. I don't see Congress wanting to get rid of this source of federal revenue.