Yes, those prices are increasing, double, unfortunately our salaries are not.

It's a bit of both. Inflation AND price gouging.

My Dad raises beef cows and the $8/lb. price isn't making it back to his pocket.

it's either inflation or shrinkflation where they keep the prize but shrink the sizr

Not simply that prices are going up but the amount of product is getting smaller as well. I can't see the weights in the items that she purchased. Are they still the same?

Inflation is occurring all over the world and it is making life so incredibly difficult for a number of people. I shouldn't have to feel guilty buying food, but I find myself making decisions not to get something I would really love to try due to the skyrocketing prices. I love going out to friends to eat and chat, however, the soaring prices in restaurants and cafes where I live make that harder and harder. I also am embarrassed that I can't even afford a new flat due to rising housing costs, but I don't want to spend an arm and a leg to live in a tiny shoebox that isn't worth the cost.

I remember when you could eat for a month on what it costs for the ingredients for one meal these days.

If you want to put in real perspective - compare to prices from 2008. Back then people were paid more or less the same as now, just everything was 3 times cheaper.

Ok, for those of you complaining about "companies posting record profits", allow me to break it down for you. First of all... it's NOT record profits. Sure... the dollar amounts might be record breaking... but their dollar goes the same distance ours does. They are NOT immune to effects of inflation any more than we are. Second, if you were one of these people out here screaming about a living wage and basically forcing companies to raise wages, I'm going to need you to sit down and shut up because YOU and people who thought like you are the reason this has happened. What exactly did you think would happen? Did you think companies would have a rainbows and unicorns moment and decide they were ok with making less money and paying more in wages? If you had kept your mouths shut we'd still have $1.18 eggs and $1.29 bread. I know mommy and daddy didn't teach you this at home... but actions have consequences and this inflation is a consequence of your actions... as well as your stupidity.

I keep saying that groceries are up about 50% but every time I see it in the news, they claim it's only between 10 and 30%. I've been having groceries delivered for almost 3 years, so I can go back and see exactly how much things have gone up. It does vary a bit, dairy being one of the worst but it's much closer to 50% overall than they 20 they keep reporting.

Hate to break it to liberals who put Joe Biden in office, but you certainly got what you wanted. It would have been a totally different economy if the other guy had won.

Last year I was able to buy what me and my kid needed without having to be too concerned about the total. Now, I buy half of what I used to and the total is still the same.

what I hate most about the rising prices is that it's mostly affecting what were originally cheap staples, which are now as expensive as mid- to high-priced products. So it mainly affects the people who have to shop sparingly anyway. this is so wrong! Everyone should be able to afford basic needs.

The past couple of years have been fire, flood, drought, landslides, etc... world wide, all of this affecting the ag industry. My husband and I live in a farming community and have some cattle. This area got by easy compared to most but still over half the cattle ranchers ponds went dry and they had to buy and haul water or sell their herds. Most of the farmers had less then half the crop yield they usually have. So many areas elsewhere lost everything so supply is down. When supply is down the prices go up. Also add in that the cost of feed for the animals, seed and fertilizer for the crops, and fuel for the transport of these items have tripled, then the cost is going to be passed on to the consumer. Fuel cost is the major detriment here because EVERYTHING related to consumers getting their goods relies on fuel, the whole long chain from farmers first planting their seeds to the person picking out their tomatoes at the store.

To the person who mentioned bird flu as the reason for the increase in the price of eggs: That’s the excuse the egg industry gave as the reason BUT it turns out that only a tiny percentage of birds were affected, and they have been put down. In other words, it was NOT as widespread a problem as they’re trying to imply, plus it has been mitigated. So prices should be on their way back down, not continuing to go up. It is downright criminal for corporations to latch onto minor issues—-or major ones, like the pandemic—-as excuses for widespread extreme price gouging. It is illegal to gouge the public, especially for basic and necessary items, such as food and living space. There’s absolutely NO reason for them to be making record breaking profits at such a time, ffs. There need to be consequences for those responsible for such criminal and cruel acts.

$15 for a kilo of butter (sometimes quite a bit more, depending on shop/brand) in Australia right now. How much is it in your country?

This isn't how inflation works. The old CPI from like 1950 measured inflation this way and consistently overestimated inflation. In real life consumers will modify their shopping lists when prices rise instead of just buying the same thing like a robot. There's a difference, unless all prices rise by the exact same amount, which is impossible.

You could try sending the receipts to P{resident Biden, but he'd probably just turn around and blame Trump. Oh, wait--he's already doing that.

Well I vote for everyone getting their own farm and we start going to "back in the day" living. I would rather buy my meat direct from a farmer than Tyson anyway. I know that sucks for all that work at Tyson, they loose jobs, but if they did the same maybe corporate America would learn a lesson. I know in retrospect it's probably not easily obtained to do your own farm or buy your own meat, but if I'm paying $9 for less than a pound of half quality meat I'll find a damn farmers market or some farm near me and pay that guy that much for his stuff. Bring back the butcher shop stop this whole sale c**p. I'm done giving those bitches my money so they can drive a jag. I have to take a buss

Vote Democrat and see what you get.

I've started to get my meat and veggies from loval farms through a CSA. 110 a month for meat which is a selection of beef chicken and pork cuts. The veggies cost 400$ up front but are picked up every week for the duration of the growing season. Def saves money vs buying them at the super market.

That's an issue in my country as well right now. Wonder if it's happening in most countries.

Jeez..how much do people complain in the western world. Suck it up. The farmer has been going through hell for years to feed your gluttonous wasting a$$ so you can hoard your vanity driven shopping cart of cheap clothes and latest gadgets all being hoarded onto a gas guzzling suv. Cut your other expenses and eat healthy ..that's all you need in life.