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It was inevitable. Whole chickens now cost €7.99/kg, up from €1.99/kg last year. Eggplants are priced at €3.99/kg, compared to €0.99/kg previously. Even basic a

by eur0pa 4y ago

It was inevitable. Whole chickens now cost €7.99/kg, up from €1.99/kg last year. Eggplants are priced at €3.99/kg, compared to €0.99/kg previously. Even basic apples now cost €2.99/kg, up from €0.99/kg. The cause of this increase is not due to war, but rather it is a result of pure speculation driven by greed.

rad_gruchalski 4y ago
> Whole chickens now cost €7.99/kg, up from €1.99/kg last year. Where did you buy a whole chicken last year for €1.99/kg?
- paxys 4y ago
  It should be obvious that the numbers are made up. Europe has not had 400% inflation in the last year.
  - klyrs 4y ago
    Prices do not inflate in lockstep.
    - gruez 4y ago
      Yeah but at the 400% mark, it seems implausible for any single commodity food item.
      - eur0pa 4y ago
        I wish you were right and I was making it up. Not everything you read on the internet has to be a lie, y'know?
- ljf 4y ago
  Here in the UK you could by a (cheap) whole chicken for £3 until recently, would be at least 1.5kg. Now a basic chicken is £3.66 at tesco for a 1.2kg chicken But likely the supermarket won't actually have many of these and the only choice will be the 'middle' price chicken for £6
- eur0pa 4y ago
  Every major supermarket in Italy.
nradov 4y ago
That's not how speculation works. Speculation is buying an asset and holding onto it based on the hope that prices will rise, then selling. No one is hoarding a huge supply of whole chickens and eggplants in a warehouse somewhere. There may be some speculation happening with commodity grains because they can be stored for a while. But meat and fresh produce spoil quickly, and cold storage is expensive. As for greed, people were just as greedy a couple years ago. So that's not a plausible explanation.
gniv 4y ago
Not my experience in France. I see some price increases, but nothing outrageous. And €7.99/kg for whole chicken was last year's price in my area (near Paris).

by eur0pa 4y ago

rad_gruchalski 4y ago

> Whole chickens now cost €7.99/kg, up from €1.99/kg last year. Where did you buy a whole chicken last year for €1.99/kg?

paxys 4y ago
It should be obvious that the numbers are made up. Europe has not had 400% inflation in the last year.
- klyrs 4y ago
  Prices do not inflate in lockstep.
  - gruez 4y ago
    Yeah but at the 400% mark, it seems implausible for any single commodity food item.
    - eur0pa 4y ago
      I wish you were right and I was making it up. Not everything you read on the internet has to be a lie, y'know?
ljf 4y ago
Here in the UK you could by a (cheap) whole chicken for £3 until recently, would be at least 1.5kg. Now a basic chicken is £3.66 at tesco for a 1.2kg chicken But likely the supermarket won't actually have many of these and the only choice will be the 'middle' price chicken for £6
eur0pa 4y ago
Every major supermarket in Italy.

nradov 4y ago

That's not how speculation works. Speculation is buying an asset and holding onto it based on the hope that prices will rise, then selling. No one is hoarding a huge supply of whole chickens and eggplants in a warehouse somewhere. There may be some speculation happening with commodity grains because they can be stored for a while. But meat and fresh produce spoil quickly, and cold storage is expensive. As for greed, people were just as greedy a couple years ago. So that's not a plausible explanation.

gniv 4y ago

Not my experience in France. I see some price increases, but nothing outrageous. And €7.99/kg for whole chicken was last year's price in my area (near Paris).