Comments on: Food Prices - The Worst is Still Coming

By: Kim @ What's That Smell?

Kim @ What's That Smell? — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:04:26 +0000

Man, we are seriously going to be eating a lot of mac n cheese

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:16:29 +0000

I would stock up on all the staples, unfortunately I don’t have a lot of storage space. It’s really the best thing you can do. The art of home canning and “Victory Gardens” will be on the increase in the near future, too.

By: angie

angie — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:12:03 +0000

I can’t believe how much my grocery bill has gone up in the past 6 months or so. I’ve even tried to keep it where I was before and still end up $50 or more over! Ugh!

By: Cromely

Cromely — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:30:57 +0000

I wonder just how much of a bad thing this is. If there is significant impact to the price of Corn Syrup, I imagine that will disproportionately impact the less healthy, highly processed food. Perhaps the higher prices will result in smaller portions of those foods or make heathier foods a more attractive alternative. That might not be a bad thing for the country.

By: Lady Banana

Lady Banana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:28:55 +0000

We’ll have to eat less, which wouldn’t be a bad thing for a lot of people! (me included..lol)

By: sir jorge

sir jorge — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:57:31 +0000

it sounds like “processed” foods are gaining in price, not necessarily other items. In fact, I bought a bread maker, and a few cookbooks, and have actually seen a sharp decline in my food bills by simply making most of my food.

It’s not hard to save money at the supermarket, it’s just a matter of planning ahead and executing the plan. Not hard, even with kids.

By: My Virtual Diary

My Virtual Diary — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:54:17 +0000

That is so scary to read but it’s the reality.In some developing countries,people are fighting over food.Poor people cannot afford to buy their food..or whatever..

SIGH..

By: Sassy Mama Bear

Sassy Mama Bear — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:47:37 +0000

with three growing teens in the house this is news that is not enjoyed to hear but a reality, we just have to learn to budget more and seek for the best buys and stock up when and where we can. another thing I have noticed as of late is that most stores are starting to put very stringent limits on sale items.

By: nhuong

nhuong — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:40:01 +0000

Biofuel is not the main factor that food price is rising, although it is part of the blame. I just want to bring up the point that, if American are worry about food prices going up, imagine how the poor countries are dealing with this problem. They, unlike us American, use a higher proportion of their income on food.
This apply to the low income family in America as well.

The government is more worry about the price of fuel then it is worrying about the price of food. There is something wrong with that.

By: Chris Schaffer

Chris Schaffer — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:32:11 +0000

There’s actually a great article about these issues over at AlterNet. We’ll see if this get me booted to the spam filter…

[url='http://www.alternet.org/workplace/93170/how_to_survive_the_triple_whammy_of_energy%2C_food_and_climate_crises/']How to Survive the Triple Whammy of Energy, Food and Climate Crises[/url]

I can’t remember if this is covered in the article… But it is interesting that ethanol production is driving up the price of corn which drives up the cost of food depending on the same product. Then fuel costs go up, so ethanol demand increases… The cycle gets a vicious fast.