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5. Some items have already doubled

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:21 AM

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At a local store, an 8-pound bag of potatoes could be found for $2.77 last year: now it is $5.99 when on sale.

Dollar Tree used to have 6 packs of ramen for a dollar; now it's five packs for $1.50.

Just wait until the tariffs REALLY kick in. Will canned tuna skyrocket too?

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'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists sound the alarm about produce prices doubling [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sunday OP

Consumers will have a clue once they're paying more Fiendish Thingy Sunday #1

Here in Cali we are already paying more Nigrum Cattus Sunday #2

I'd guess we really start feeling it at Thanksgiving underpants Sunday #3

Some consumers don't have a clue. mwmisses4289 Sunday #4

Some items have already doubled nitpicked Sunday #5

And don't rely on US agriculture nitpicked Sunday #6

Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge, Fortune, 8/30/25 progree Sunday #7

Wow. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #8

These are not supply and demand problems like in the Great Depression bucolic_frolic Tuesday #9