As we see more and more reports of people in other countries "dumpster diving" for food, the latest in the Netherlands and Canada, what we never expected to see is Americans so cash-strapped that they would be rummaging through garbage bins to save money.
Welcome to Bidenomics!
We'll get to the dumpster diving in America part of this piece after we take a look at the inflation numbers.
Once again the Biden regime, with their puppets in the media helping, are touting the "overall" inflation numbers going down to four percent year over year, which by the way, is on top of the the rise last year, which was on top of the rise the year before, etc, etc, etc.....
Granted, the numbers for May 2023 were far better than the numbers from May 2022, but that isn't saying very much when we factor in the fact that income for Americans has not risen percentage-wise, near as much as prices for almost all items in the U.S. From electronics to cars to clothing, all prices are much higher than they were in 2020.
What the media neglects to mention, as they have since "Bidenflation" began, is that food inflation is still far above "overall" inflation, and in some cases, more than double.
Every category except meats, poultry, fish and eggs, and fruits and vegetables are above the overall inflation price.
That includes dairy, cereals and bakery goods, non-alcoholic beverages and what they list as "other food at home," which covers everything from boxed goods to pastas and rice, to canned goods. Everything not specifically categorized is considered "other food at home," which is more than double the overall inflation numbers.
To put this into perspective, in May 2022, food inflation was 10.1%, and in May 2023, it comes in at 6.7% So in just the last two years, overall food inflation has risen nearly 17 percent.
Has your income increased 17% since 2022?
A reader emailed us an image showing the price for a can of vegetables, shocked that one can is almost 2 bucks at his local Walmart.
ANP reader image
I do not use a lot of canned foods, so off I went to my handy, dandy, Bing search engine.
According to my research, inflation for canned fruits and vegetables has always been slightly higher than other food groups, but a look over at Amazon and we see people can still get some canned fruits and vegetables for less than a dollar a can, for now anyway.
I say some because for specific items it is more as you can see at the link below.
In my opinion, the best bet is to find the ones that are the cheapest and stock up since there doesn't seem to be an end in sight for food inflation.
Dumpster diving in America
Out of all categories of inflation, food is the only one we cannot live without, so it is no surprise that as of now we are seeing Americans dumpster dive for a variety of things, including electronics and items from Macy's, among other things, while using their money for what food they can afford.
As dumpster diving for food TikTok videos are going viral, we are seeing a rise in online searches for the keywords "Is dumpster diving illegal," here in America.
This makes a clear statement as to what Americans are search for as a way to save money so they can feed their families.
This is the "Bidenomics" that the Biden regime has been touting with the help of the liberal media.
Let's Go Brandon!!!!
There is another search term that has been spiking of late, another indicator showing how desperate Americans are becoming for money.
By sunrise, Patrice Stinney is whipping up lattes at a coffee shop. At dusk, she's scurrying around as an airline customer service agent at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
In whatever "spare time," Stinney's also a part-time hairstylist, longing to own a beauty shop. But she recently moved in with her older brother, leaving her apartment of four years because of a rent hike. Despite having three jobs, Stinney struggles to make ends meet.
"Everything costs so much. Food is high. Gas is high. It's really hard for me," Stinney, 40, of Goodyear, Arizona, said after a recent 14-hour workday. "I can only imagine what people with a family and kids must be going through."
One of the arguments you see Biden supporters make is "It is not Biden's fault when inflation is high in every country."
That argument is based on a false premise, as approximately 50 countries have an inflation rate under 2%, with eight countries showing negative inflation, one zero inflation. (Via Wiki)
It is a global issue due to the liberal policies of the countries seeing higher than average inflation.
A nation's economic policies are the main factor in the inflation that country sees. Granted, some situations, such as the war between Russia/Ukraine, have some influence for certain items, but it is in no way the determining factor.
For America, Bidenomics is.
FOOD INFLATION EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN........
If we look at the chart at the top of this piece, we see the price of meats seeing nowhere near the inflation numbers of other foods, yet reports show the opposite. The reason for the contradiction is that meat prices rose more than almost anything else over the course of the past two-in-a-half years, and never went down again, so meat is far more expensive that in 2020.
It states that the number of cattle in the U.S. is at its lowest level in nearly a decade," and that "U.S. beef production is on track to drop by more than 2 billion pounds in 2024."
When preparing for what is coming in 2024, one thing to remember from the lessons learned in 2021-2022 is that the prices of the freeze dried food, especially meats, do not rise for months after it does in the grocery store. The reason for that is the freeze dried foods come from the previous years crops.
On June 30, 2023, the WSJ reported that drought conditions are expected to prop up food inflation.
Food costs were finally starting to show signs of easing after the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent prices skyrocketing. Now, a drought across America’s breadbasket is a threat to further relief.
The dry spell has spanned the wheat fields of the Great Plains and the Corn Belt in the Upper Midwest, leaving some areas with fractions of their normal rainfall as they head into crucial growing periods for corn and soybeans. The fear is a repeat of a drought-stricken 2012 that sent crop prices surging.
“The next three to four weeks are going to be huge,” said Angie Setzer, co-founder of Consus, which advises farmers on how to sell crops and minimize financial risk.
If you need to restock, top off, or expand your stores of survival food, it is best to do it before the freeze dried prices go up.
Before offering up some of the best deals for prepping/survival foods, another reminder that if you plan on getting some, make it sooner rather than later because by the end of July there is a possible (not definite) UPS strike.
On July 31, UPS Teamsters' contract covering more than 340,000 full- and part-time workers is set to expire. The union has made it clear that union members will only work after that date if there's a new contract.
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