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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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 Posted - May 26 2011 : 05:25:25 AM
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I seen this article and was shocked.
First...I don't know where this author shops, but the prices shown here are 1/3-1/2 of what I already pay.
Second...I think they are bein way to conservative with the percentages they say things will rise.
I was runnin some numbers, and even usin the estimates they gave, the numbers look scary! I applied their estimates to my actual prices.
What do you Ladies think?
Here's the link...
http://money.msn.com/how-to-budget/what-will-food-cost-in-4-years-minyanville.aspx?cp-documentid=6792953>1=33029
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 06:29:21 AM
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All I know is that here in Oklahoma, the wheat crop is 10% of what it was supposed to be because of drought. Corn is also going to be lower. But wheat is the biggie and it is going to impact all kinds of other prices.
Mary Beth
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 06:57:27 AM
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Wow Angela! Your groceries are really expensive!! That article is about the same that we pay here though some things are more expensive due to local laws and such. I shop at Costco because they have much better prices on a lot of things and I am trying to buy as much from local producers as possible.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Sweet_Tea
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Tara
Newberry
SC
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 10:31:04 AM
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What is up to like 8 bucks or more a bushel.. and corn last year this time was 3.80 a bushel... today it's over 8.50.
and all those storms made the crops go in late... I have no idea what we are all going to do.
then the ethanol use of our corn... ridiculous. our animals need to eat.
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 1:47:22 PM
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Oh, I have to agree with Angela a little bit. I know our food prices are at least what they are saying, and higher for sure. Looking at some of the future projections, I know for a fact some of the foods we buy are already there. I suppose it somewhat depends upon what part of the country you live in, though. When we moved here from RI, there was a noticable difference in pricing - and that was 16 or 17 years ago. My grocery bill was getting up to near our mortgage payment over this past winter - no kidding! And there is only three of us! We've cut back drastically on meat, maybe twice or thrice a week - I can't get over the prices, and I'm not willing to pay for them any more. The cost of dairy is a killer, too. We don't do many processed foods at all, either (I make most everything from scratch), but what we do use I buy in bulk at Costco, like Alee. My family is adjusting just fine to the cutbacks and changes, thankfully, and haven't said much about them. Luckily, I come from a long line of creative cooks. :) Thankfully, too, our garden is coming in strong, so I'm hoping to can and freeze as much as possible for the winter. If the cost of groceries goes up much more, I'll be a bit panicked, too. As most everyone in this country, we are tightly budgeted, with ALL of our expenses - including insurances, fuel, electricity, everything - continually rising. I am not sure where we can really cut back anymore at this point, but I'll figure it out.
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 3:26:09 PM
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Same here Nini! I was just looking at my garden today and was trying to think how many rows of corn, and other plants I can get in. For the past two years I have been saying I was going to enlarge my little plot and this is the year to do it. I am going to dig from the house all the way back to the detached garage. It's about 8 feet wide and will be about 40-50 feet long. I am going to try to plant as much as possible. I already told my husband that I am droppig AT LEAST $100 on nursery plants since my seedling died (thanks to him) but he agrees that even that much investment should more than pay for itself.
I also just got done cutting some veggies for a vegetable tray for Nora's preschool and I am going to start a veggie freezer back to make veggie stock from. I have always thought it was a good idea but we are going to have to start getting serious about some of these food saving techniques!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Zan
New York
New York
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 11:02:27 PM
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There have already been stories and research that there will be hyper inflation with EVERYTHING in the future, food included, because of the RISING COST OF GAS, which trucks everything in.
SO: BUY LOCAL, support hybrid cars and other modes of transport, or GROW IT YOURSELF!! 
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