“Prices at LDS canneries show increase... According to the new price list from April 4th, many food staples have increased by more than 20% since the last price list came out just 3 months ago on January 3rd.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2706902/posts?page=24
This week’s grocery ads came out yesterday and there wasn’t even a loss leader much less any price to get excited about. There hasn’t been any great loss leader prices since who knows when for HEB groceries. I’ve been waiting for the beef prices to drop, but it hasn’t happened. I’m wondering if the butchers’ or the grocery stores are keeping the savings and not passing them down to the consumer.
The guy who owns HEB is an open borders type. With heightened sensitivity to the unnecessary presence of illegal aliens he’s been husbanding his resources by keeping his prices as high as possible ~ he might end up needing to hire Americans as he lays off Mexicans.
Wow, I've been wondering the same thing. It could be the increase in supply of beef due to drought just hasn't shown up in major chain prices or maybe they're filling up their storage facilities to smooth out future costs to industrial cannery buyers, restaurants and etc.