Posted on 06/13/2016 2:13:03 PM PDT by Lorianne
A study conducted at the University of Guelph found that fresh vegetables have increased in price by an average of 14 per cent and fruit has increased by an average of 11 per cent in the last year.
The study examined the produce buying habits of over 1,000 people across Canada, reporting that 45 per cent of people are buying juice and frozen fruits and vegetables rather than fresh produce due to the cost, with 26 per cent of Canadians overall consuming less produce.
“I’ve read studies where dietitians state that you can go either way -- fresh or frozen -- as long as they’re consuming fruits and vegetables,” said Liane Foti, assistant professor of marketing and consumer studies at Guelph University and co-author of the study.
According to the study, those with higher incomes and those who are more educated were more likely to find substitutions for expensive fresh produce, such as buying frozen fruits and vegetables. However those with a lower income were more likely to go a different route.
“We did see that when we looked at demographic information as well as number of visits to stores that low income housing saw more reduction in produce and were more likely to substitute with fruit juice,” said Foti, adding that those who are less educated and younger in age were also more likely to stop buying produce.
Foti stressed the importance of using apps and fliers before going shopping to get the best prices possible when it comes to fresh produce. According to her, those who did not use flyers and apps in the study were more likely to avoid produce that they thought was more expensive, like cauliflower.
At the time of the study, the price of cauliflower had not yet skyrocketed to $5 to $6 a head like they did in January 2016, but people who did not use fliers and apps were still avoiding the vegetable because they believed it was expensive.
“It’s important to know what you’re shopping for and have an idea of what the price is right now of, say, a cucumber,” said Foti. “It’s important to understand that when going into a store.”
The most common fresh produce that people have stopped buying due to cost are broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, oranges, and apples, with apples alone having jumped 23.4 per cent in price in the last year, according to Statistics Canada. Experts believe that food inflation in Canada will surpass the general food inflation.
Fresh produce prices are expected to rise between two to four per cent in the next year.
Canada=Venezuela? Who’da thunk it?
Bread basket to the world until they elect a socialist. Schadenfreude
“But, but, we have “free” healthcare!” said the Quebec socialist twerp..
Have food shopped their not long ago, and can confirm prices are outrageous.
RE: “Canada=Venezuela? Who’da thunk it?”
With some more global warming they could grow things closer to home.
I thought they only ate Poutine and Kroff Dinner.
Food Justice Ping. Women and the poor hurt most.
My food budget is pretty small but food prices have about tripled in the last 5 years. I seldom buy anything that’s not on sale. Still able to find peaches for $.99 per pound.
“... 1,000 people across Canada, reporting that 45 per cent of people are buying juice and frozen fruits and vegetables rather than fresh produce due to the cost, with 26 per cent of Canadians overall consuming less produce.”
Frozen produce is as nutritious (and in some cases more so because it is flash frozen) as fresh vegetables and fruit.
Frozen juice has too much sugar, but is an acceptable substitute.
So what is the right Leftist response to this? Increase people’s food stamps but mandate that they use at least 20% of their Food Stamps to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. Nanny will pay for your food as long as you eat exactly what Nanny tells you to eat, Sheeple.
Here’s a radical idea:
Grow your own!!
What a bunch of BS. People purchase frozen cauliflower because they can control the portion.
Well there's your silver lining!
Yeah, I really pig out on fresh cauliflower. Limiting portion size with frozen helps keep me from gorging (erp).
;^)
In Canada?
Have you ever seen the massive fruits and veggies grown in Alaska?
They can also build greenhouses!
Ping
They may have a shorter growing season, but their days are longer.
when your government dumps the Canada dollar down the tube, and sells all their gold reserves, something has to give....
When the financial crisis hit, and oil prices were high, I knew food inflation would follow quickly. I went out and stocked up on all our regular canned food and staples. Kept it in line with the expiration dates - though many will be good beyond that.
For example, The Salmon at Walmart had a date 3 years forward, so I bought 3 years worth. Peanut Butter had a 1.5 year date, so I bought enough for that. Got as much as possible on sale. Ran across a 50% discount on 34 oz. size of coffee, so I bought 3 years worth - limit permitted.
Also started a sq. ft garden, and began learning to grow my own most used veggies. All this has allowed me to keep my food budget at the 2008 level - till now. Getting harder to do, and probably will have to increase the budget next year.
Some of the canned foods, we slowed down on, because Dr. placed me on low carb diet. So others are eating that, and without me eating it, it is taking longer to deplete the supplies. Still, I haven’t had to dump anything due to expiry date.
I now have 2 years supply of green beans canned from our gardens, and about 6 months supply of meats that I bought on sale and canned during the winter, with the canned fish, ham, etc. We have about a years worth of meat, a years worth of dried beans, rice, wheat, flour, and oats. Some of the latter are the # 10 cans that will be good for 20 years or more.
If you have a window that faces south or west, it’s pretty easy to grow stuff, even in the winter to eat. If not there’s always a grow light - the newer ones don’t use much electricity, and can be used instead of regular lights just to illuminate a room. Put a chair by it, and use it to read, and fight SAD.
A dollar packet of seeds could provide you with eats for a whole year-depending on the type of produce. Everyone, should begin to figure out self sufficiency for food etc. JMHO.
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