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I can’t really agree with most of the article. I think that while there is some price gouging, mostly food price increases are simply an effect of inflation. I

I can’t really agree with most of the article. I think that while there is some price gouging, mostly food price increases are simply an effect of inflation. I like the generality of super markets. I like to cook so I buy whole grains/rice, lots of fresh produce, a variety of foreign/exotic spices and prepared sauces, and occasional free range/no feed lot beef. On the other hand, I know people who don’t have as much free time as I have and they can get frozen/canned, etc. food that is fast to prepare. Everyone gets what they want or need. That said, my wife and I also frequent the weekly farmers’ market, and I go to a tiny store where I see local producers unloading locally grown produce from their pickup trucks. I wonder if a byproduct of inflation might be more people cooking healthier meals from bulk/cheaper staples.

2Gkashmiri 4y ago
i live in Kashmir valley which has historically survived on rice as a staple diet. even today, due to political, historical and social reasons, everyone (actually everyone) has a stock of 100-400 Kgs of rice at anytime during the year. this "stock" is religiously followed by every household. This also means for a small family, "survival" in case of trouble is much more reasonable because like rice, historically every family just "adjusts" whatever family needs are. families do not "move out" unless there is a house ready to move into. that means, for the most part, a family in difficult times has only daily milk and something to have with rice to survive. i have done that, every kashmiri has been there so its pretty much normal. About grocery stores, we still have an informal system of agriculture. there are no big chains, a farmer can bring his/her produce to a market and have small retailers who buy in small quantities (5-50kgs, depending) and sell that produce on their small shops. your "farmers market" is "the" market so the prices do not fluctuate much or like, there is no corporation that can influence prices
- mark_l_watson 4y ago
  Thanks for your comments, very interesting.
  - methuselah_im 4y ago

2Gkashmiri 4y ago

i live in Kashmir valley which has historically survived on rice as a staple diet. even today, due to political, historical and social reasons, everyone (actually everyone) has a stock of 100-400 Kgs of rice at anytime during the year. this "stock" is religiously followed by every household. This also means for a small family, "survival" in case of trouble is much more reasonable because like rice, historically every family just "adjusts" whatever family needs are. families do not "move out" unless there is a house ready to move into. that means, for the most part, a family in difficult times has only daily milk and something to have with rice to survive. i have done that, every kashmiri has been there so its pretty much normal. About grocery stores, we still have an informal system of agriculture. there are no big chains, a farmer can bring his/her produce to a market and have small retailers who buy in small quantities (5-50kgs, depending) and sell that produce on their small shops. your "farmers market" is "the" market so the prices do not fluctuate much or like, there is no corporation that can influence prices

mark_l_watson 4y ago
Thanks for your comments, very interesting.
- methuselah_im 4y ago