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Grocery Prices Could Rise 10 to 14 Percent By October, Grocery Chain CEO Warns
PNW ^ | 7/24/21 | Brad Polumbo

Posted on 07/24/2021 8:20:48 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

American families are already struggling amid mounting price inflation that's eating away at their budgets, with higher costs for housing, vehicles, and more. Yet a top CEO is warning that the growing inflation problem facing Americans could get much worse in the coming months.

The latest June data already show price inflation at a 13-year high, with prices having risen 5.4 percent year-over-year. Proponents of the big-government policies driving much of this increase insist the uptick in prices is only temporary.

But billionaire and grocery chain CEO John Catsimatidis just predicted that overall price inflation, for consumer goods generally, will hit a 6 percent annualized rate by October.

In an interview with Fox Business, the CEO warned that his industry is seeing skyrocketing costs on the supply chain side, and that businesses will have to raise prices for consumers as a result.

"Food prices are getting higher, and we expect even more increases by October," Catsimatidis said. "You have to pass [those extra costs] on [to consumers] or you're not doing your duty to God, your country, your employees, and your company."

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TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: economy; food; foodsupply; groceries; inflation
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1 posted on 07/24/2021 8:20:48 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

But we are told this is just transitory inflation. Transitory inflation is apparently not as bad as regular inflation.


2 posted on 07/24/2021 8:22:21 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Americans are just going to have to sacrifice for the revolution....

The evil Commies stole the country fair and square.


3 posted on 07/24/2021 8:23:08 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Ah, yes…..

The Democrats are back in charge.


4 posted on 07/24/2021 8:24:37 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Pedo joe says he see no evidence of it. Purty EZ when the tax payers are paying ALL your bills. Just more proof that the ‘coasters’ have ZERO clue what goes on in FOC. They want to force us to cut back on beef? This is working pretty good.


5 posted on 07/24/2021 8:26:57 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: blueunicorn6

Welcome Back, Carter.


6 posted on 07/24/2021 8:27:28 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cgbg
Democrats will call it "transitory" inflation as long as they are in office.

When repubs are in office, dems will call it "catastrophic", "out of control", etc.

7 posted on 07/24/2021 8:27:45 AM PDT by Mogger
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To: rktman

Language was designed for liars.

Watch what folks do, ignore what they say.


8 posted on 07/24/2021 8:30:18 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Missing from the head line is the baseline.

We are already 10 - 30% inflated. ... so ANOTHER 10 plus equals ....


We buy those hamburger "logs" which, less than a year ago was $12.95 for a five pounder .... the last one we bought a week ago was $29.95.

9 posted on 07/24/2021 8:31:25 AM PDT by knarf
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Find a place selling freezers on sale.

Buy lots of meat (on sale) and freeze it.

Buy veggies in season and on sale.

You can blanch and freeze many kinds of veggies you’d normally cook (not lettuce, etc, that you’d eat fresh).

Buy canned goods on sale. Build up a pantry. I label each can with the date so I eat the oldest first, however—I’m on a low salt diet and it’s hard to find processed foods in cans without tons of salt. Buy pasta and dried rice in bulk. Don’t forget the government cheese!

Make deals with local growers and/or farmers to buy in bulk. Apple, blueberries, cabbage, collards, peach, orange groves might allow some fairly cheap self-picking. Down South here, lots of pecan trees on public lands are there for the picking up—you can get hundreds of pounds in some places.

Get a canning kit. Learn to can veggies and meat.


10 posted on 07/24/2021 8:38:40 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

And that’s on top of the 10 to 14 percent year-to-date!


11 posted on 07/24/2021 8:38:58 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?” ~ joma89)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Food prices aren't all that's rising...


12 posted on 07/24/2021 8:40:14 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?” ~ joma89)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Many products have gone up more than that already.

If food prices manage to stay below +20% for the year I will be astounded.

The high end stuff has been hit first, soon rice and beans too.


13 posted on 07/24/2021 8:41:01 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Bad article. CEO of what chain?


14 posted on 07/24/2021 8:42:19 AM PDT by Fledermaus (The Republican Party is DEAD! It took 160 years but The Whigs Struck Back!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Weekly Garden Thread; https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3978805/posts


15 posted on 07/24/2021 8:43:47 AM PDT by Pollard
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Yes, might go something like this?

Shortages (which can appear overnight in Marxist/socialist/progressive oligarchies) lead, inevitably, to inflation.

Leftists try to control inflation with price controls, leading to ... more extreme shortages, thus hyper inflation and misery index through the roof.

16 posted on 07/24/2021 8:48:44 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: Fledermaus

He owns Gristedes grocery chain in Manhattan.


17 posted on 07/24/2021 8:53:06 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Alas Babylon!

I’m on a low salt diet too. Check out Healthy Heart.com.


18 posted on 07/24/2021 8:56:00 AM PDT by redangus
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Keep the printing presses going!

(....10% for the big guy and associates)

19 posted on 07/24/2021 8:58:24 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: knarf

That’s a huge increase! I notice cheese keeps creeping up.


20 posted on 07/24/2021 9:01:07 AM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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