As I noted in Ancient Dragon's thread regarding food prices, most of the information I have found on the imminent price increase of foodstuffs is coming from the US. There, prices are expected to start increasing by the hour! This makes me wonder: How long do you think we have here in Canada?
I suspect that we will see an immediate increase in produce prices unless we are purchasing locally. I think the increase on grains will be a little more subtle, increasing just a bit every week or so. The real SHTF will occur after the harvests from our local farms are gone: by September or October we will all be in trouble if we are buying our produce, etc., from the stores.
My personal plan? I'm stocking up as much as possible this spring/summer. I'm freezing, canning and dehydrating all the produce possible - everytime I see a "last day of sale" shelf at the grocery store I'm going to look at it with a fresh set of eyes - how can I make this last? I'm also going to plant a garden in my little yard and grow as much as possible for future consumption. This may be the only way my "average family" can afford fruits and veggies next winter.
Does anyone have other theories on this?
Well, I answered my own question about this by going grocery shopping yesterday.
Fresh Broccoli $3.47 up from $1.47
Baby Carrots $1.27 up from 97 cents
Oranges $6.97 up from $3.97
At this point the canned and frozen food prices are steady so I really stocked up with all that I could afford.
Tough times aren't just coming any more - they are here!
I'm taking a shot at dehydrating beef at the moment. Should be done within the hour, so then it is on to testing tonight. 5 lb of beef becomes roughly 1 lb of dehydrated, takes up little space and should in theory last over a year if stored properly.
Proper storage, as with most foods, includes a cool dark dry area, and I will be getting a vacuum sealer soon to help even more.
One other note: Fruit and veggie prices have always been highly volatile so it would be very tough to say that they are up without comparing to the previous few years of trending. Meat has usually been a more consistent guide for me, along with canned goods.
Was in the store today, saw fresh tomatoes at....wait for it....$4.98 per pound!!!!
Was in the store today, saw fresh tomatoes at....wait for it....$4.98 per pound!!!!
😯 Yikes!!!
Was back today...it was an error...the price was supposed to be per kilogram...not much better IMO