Are You Drowning Too?: Vegetables Are Up 38.9%, Coffee Up 25%, And Electricity Prices Are Rising Twice As Fast As Inflation

The Economic Collapse Blog ^ | 08/18/2025 | Michael Snyder

[Paul R.]

Gas? As in gasoline?? ...has been pretty stable here in the mid-south USA, recently.

OTOH, items such as canned green beans, a staple for me, have gone through the roof.

[Libloather]

Many thanks for the proclamations but would The Economic Collapse Blog say anything different?

[norcal joe]

I’m sure there is no bias in a blog titled “The Economic Collapse Blog.” Haha

[norcal joe]

I’m sure there is no bias in a blog titled “The Economic Collapse Blog.” Haha

[NoLibZone]

Wholesale vs. Retail Prices
• The Producer Price Index (PPI) for vegetables soared 38.9% from June to July 2025—an unprecedented spike for that period  .
• Despite this, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for fruits and vegetables was unchanged from June to July 2025, and remains up only 0.2% over the past 12 months

[Nervous Tick]

>> Do you feel knots in your stomach due to financial stress?

No.

[Nervous Tick]

>> I’m sure there is no bias in a blog titled “The Economic Collapse Blog.” Haha

Stop it! Don’t be so reflexively cynical.

Look at their track record! “The Economic Collapse Blog” has ACCURATELY!! predicted 147 of the last two economic collapses.

[Alas Babylon!]

I grow my own vegetables, as much as possible.

I’ve always been mellow about it, often letting weeds and pests have their way with it, but plan on getting more diligent with it. I’m slowly transitioning from flat garden rows to raised beds. Watering is an issue, but I am experimenting with drip hoses.

I have a lot of seeds, which have also gone up in price steeply, but if stored well, can last several seasons, depending on type.

I’ve been planting store bought potatoes when they grow eyes, both Irish and sweet, with very good, abundant results, enough to eat and save some for replanting.

[cherry]

I am drowning in cukes and zucchini this year and tomatoes are doing pretty good too.

[cherry]

...we don’t drink coffee!

[madison10]

The canned green bean prices may be due to Del Monte going out of business.

[cherry]

I am really getting into seed saving..most of my tomatoes are from seeds I saved...however,I am going to try a few hybrids next year...I would encourage people to save pepper seeds or over winter pepper plants because regular green pepper plants were hard to find this year and they were spendy.

[metmom]

All of a sudden, everyone is talking about the cost of living and prices are rising by double-digit percentages all around us.

And the sole reason is because the MSM in their bid to destroy President Trump, is pushing fear porn and lying to us about the statistics.

Just like they gaslit us under biden that the economy was great.

[Bob434]

We are too- totally banner year for them- we are having to,give some away even, got a table at end of the
Driveway with a “free” sign on it for the veggies. We.re in the north east. Last year we didn’t get even 1/2 of what we got this year

[metmom]

Turnips are RIDICULOUSLY easy to grow.

This has been a rough summer for us and the pests seems to be a bigger issue than usual. But still gardening is very therapeutic besides the benefit of growing and eating your own fresh, mostly untreated produce. Most of mine qualifies as *organic* and I can or freeze or store (potatoes, onions, garlic) as possible;

For anyone interested in trying even container gardening on a porch in the city, check out Diana in Wisconsin’s gardening threads.

[metmom]

Seeds from hybrids do not breed true or are often infertile;

Hybrids are great for finding new varieties to enjoy and the seeds my be purchased regularly.

[glorgau]

The Price History of Campbell's Tomato Soup

Anybody remember when a can of tomato soup was 10 cents?

[VRW Conspirator]

...predicted the last 29 of the 4 recessions.

[azsportsterman]

Don’t eat tomato soup, but I remember Campbell’s chicken noodle was 3 cans for 25 cents.

I remember buying a sixpack of beer for 15 cents.

And I also remember buying gas for 5.9 cents per gallon, but it was a local gas war. Regular price was 15.9 cents per gallon.