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I can’t say I wasn’t a little bit incensed to see the bag of Tyson’s frozen chicken I usually buy for around $8-10 being sold for $15. Stealing it wouldn’t solv

I can’t say I wasn’t a little bit incensed to see the bag of Tyson’s frozen chicken I usually buy for around $8-10 being sold for $15. Stealing it wouldn’t solve the problem (probably would have the opposite effect) in the long term but something needs to be done about skyrocketing food prices.

JimtheCoder 4y ago
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toast0 4y ago
> something needs to be done about skyrocketing food prices. Ending the war in Ukraine might help. The disruption in direct food production as well as fertilizer production has a big impact on food prices worldwide; even if your locale doesn't source directly from Ukraine. Otherwise, there's the usual options: choose less expensive altnernatives, where available. Grow your own, if economical. Forage, if possible.
- janalsncm 4y ago
  > Grow your own, if economical. Forage, if possible. Tyson is definitely aware that for chicken, these are non-options.
  - hirundo 4y ago
    A large fraction of Canadians lives where it's legal and practical to grow chickens. Rabbits are even easier.
    - Scoundreller 4y ago
      Iunno, anywhere urban/suburban with rules "authorizing" it seems to make it so impractical that it's easier to continue buying torture chickens and eggs from the grocery store.
- ivan_gammel 4y ago
  Realistically, this war is going to continue for another year or two, with the next presidential election in Russia playing a big role in how it ends. Food prices are going to increase unless there will be considerable government intervention to markets to cover the extra costs and to invest in production and logistics.
  - throw_m239339 4y ago
    > Realistically, this war is going to continue for another year or two, with the next presidential election in Russia playing a big role in how it ends. Food prices are going to increase unless there will be considerable government intervention to markets to cover the extra costs and to invest in production and logistics. You're assuming there will be a next election in Russia... Putin and his pals are bent on turning what's left of Russia into North Korea, they don't believe in democracy. The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business.
    - JimtheCoder 4y ago
      "The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business." Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not?
      - throw_m239339 4y ago
        > Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not? Wasn't Europe drunk with Russian gas until the war in Ukraine started? You know the timeline.
        JimtheCoder 4y ago
        You also have to consider whether the alternative will be better for them. He may be their only shot at keeping what they have? Just guessing...
- reducesuffering 4y ago
  > Ending the war in Ukraine might help. I know, I keep hoping Putin changes his mind soon too.
- snordgren 4y ago
  People are definitely choosing cheaper alternatives where I live. Prices of pasta and ground meat have gone up 20-40%. Meanwhile prices for better cuts of meat, salmon and seafood are stagnant. I don't doubt that at least a part of this difference is because people are choosing cheaper foods.

JimtheCoder 4y ago

Relevant: Why are Toronto grocery stores selling some chicken breasts for nearly $27/kg? [1] https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/why-are-toronto-grocery-stores-selling-some-chicken-breasts-for-nearly-27-kg-1.6218119 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/why-are-toronto-grocery-stores-se...

toast0 4y ago

> something needs to be done about skyrocketing food prices. Ending the war in Ukraine might help. The disruption in direct food production as well as fertilizer production has a big impact on food prices worldwide; even if your locale doesn't source directly from Ukraine. Otherwise, there's the usual options: choose less expensive altnernatives, where available. Grow your own, if economical. Forage, if possible.

janalsncm 4y ago
> Grow your own, if economical. Forage, if possible. Tyson is definitely aware that for chicken, these are non-options.
- hirundo 4y ago
  A large fraction of Canadians lives where it's legal and practical to grow chickens. Rabbits are even easier.
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    Iunno, anywhere urban/suburban with rules "authorizing" it seems to make it so impractical that it's easier to continue buying torture chickens and eggs from the grocery store.
ivan_gammel 4y ago
Realistically, this war is going to continue for another year or two, with the next presidential election in Russia playing a big role in how it ends. Food prices are going to increase unless there will be considerable government intervention to markets to cover the extra costs and to invest in production and logistics.
- throw_m239339 4y ago
  > Realistically, this war is going to continue for another year or two, with the next presidential election in Russia playing a big role in how it ends. Food prices are going to increase unless there will be considerable government intervention to markets to cover the extra costs and to invest in production and logistics. You're assuming there will be a next election in Russia... Putin and his pals are bent on turning what's left of Russia into North Korea, they don't believe in democracy. The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business.
  - JimtheCoder 4y ago
    "The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business." Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not?
    - throw_m239339 4y ago
      > Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not? Wasn't Europe drunk with Russian gas until the war in Ukraine started? You know the timeline.
      - JimtheCoder 4y ago
        You also have to consider whether the alternative will be better for them. He may be their only shot at keeping what they have? Just guessing...
reducesuffering 4y ago
> Ending the war in Ukraine might help. I know, I keep hoping Putin changes his mind soon too.
snordgren 4y ago
People are definitely choosing cheaper alternatives where I live. Prices of pasta and ground meat have gone up 20-40%. Meanwhile prices for better cuts of meat, salmon and seafood are stagnant. I don't doubt that at least a part of this difference is because people are choosing cheaper foods.