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Originally Posted by Remembergoldenrule

From the USA Accountability Office Healthy food prices have gone up too.

Higher labor and more people not willing to work and transportation costs are also long-standing challenges that have led to increases in food prices.

Romaine hearts grown in California are two to three times the cost from last year. Last year, U.S. consumers saw the largest annual increase in food prices since the 1980s. While food prices generally increased about 2% in prior years, they increased about 11% from 2021 to 2022. Inflation contributed to the increase.

“Prices are expected to grow more slowly in 2023 than they did in 2022. But it's still going to grow more than the historic annual average of 2%,” said GAO’s Steve Morris, an expert in agriculture, during a recent podcast. “When you look at the forecast for this year's prices, they're predicted to increase anywhere from 5 to 10%, and probably settle around 8%. So, they're still going to be really high.”

From me effects of executive orders on energy production which effect fixed costs of manufacturing and transportation, free handouts to non workers effecting number of job seekers, transportation regulations, and many others (more than any executive branch in history) have all contributed Elections have consequences. Hopefully, after 2024 it will be different consequences.

Wait until you see how much it coast to get new AC or pay gas for heating this winter due to his executive orders. We just had to get AC up 3k from last year due to new regs going into effect this year.

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO.

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