Tag: prices
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how to: plan ahead to make buying in bulk pay off
from ap: PORTLAND, Ore. — Grocery shoppers will tell you that their bills are getting bigger from week to week. Many are already bargain hunting, buying store brands and using coupons for the best deals. But food prices are expected to rise further — the USDA estimates that grocery prices will rise 3.5 percent to…
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Eating Healthy Food Costs More Money In US
Eating healthier food can add almost 10 percent to the average American’s food bill — and that is just to boost a single nutrient like potassium.
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why are food prices rising so fast?
from the economic collapse blog: If you do much grocery shopping, you have probably noticed that the cost of food has been rising at a very brisk pace over the past year. So why are food prices rising so fast? According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, inflation is still very low and the economy…
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6/16 binge & purge: stumptown sellout, edible rfid & farmageddon
the selling of stumptown: industry sources say stumptown coffee has been sold* flashback: coffee scandal brewing – did portland’s stumptown sell out?* ag dept. now allows schools to buy local fruits & veggies* fda sends US marshals to seize elderberry juice concentrate, deemed ‘unapproved drug’* reverend malthus & the future of food* world hunger issues…
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Global Food Inflation Hits Hemp Seed, Coconut Oil & Other Superfoods
Food inflation is hitting the superfood industry right where it hurts – in the wallet. Thanks to several factors you’ll read about here, prices on hemp seeds, hemp oils, coconut oil and other superfoods are set to skyrocket beginning in just a few days.
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5/5 binge & purge: new rules, new secrets, new order
FDA claims power to seize food w/o evidence of contamination; read the new FDA rules here* The Dirty Secret GMO Companies Don’t Want You to Know* Grape Tomatoes Recall Due to Salmonella Risk* World Food Prices Rise to Near-Record High as Inflation Speeds Up, UN Says* video: ‘Planet for Sale – The New World Agricultural…
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4/21 Binge & Purge: Tests, Deaths, Laced, Dates
FDA refuses to test fish for radioactivity // Organic growers v. Monsanto: Lawsuit filed to protect against contamination // McDonald’s warns of higher food inflation // Genetic labeling easily doable, despite claims
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4/7 binge & purge: easter, grocer, toxic, addiction
oregon salmonella case brings easter chick warning* audio: bpa ban advances in oregon legislature* north portland grocer charged with food stamp fraud* trouble in the bat world means trouble for US food supply?* 14 die after eating toxic sardines in madagascar* processed food from stone tools to tv dinners: food technology has been bad for…
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food inflation kept hidden in tinier bags
a stealth downsizing, as shoppers pay more for less food… or: nabisco is cheating you out of precious saltines
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Wholesale Prices Rise Due to Biggest Jump in Food Costs In Over 36 Yrs
Wholesale prices jumped last month by the most in nearly two years due to higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in 36 years.
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3/3 Binge & Purge: Poison, Polls, Paycheck
Satire: Gerber recalls 60,000 jars of baby poison // Poll: Do you believe GMO foods should be labeled? // Council on Foreign Relations recently held food safety talks featured fronts from Pfizer, Cargill, Interpol & more
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worst freeze in 60yrs wipes out crops across US/mexico border
from end of the american dream: Get ready to pay a lot more for produce at the supermarket. In early February the worst freeze in 60 years wiped out entire crops all across the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. Already, it has been reported that some U.S. supermarkets have doubled or even tripled prices for…
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2/10 Binge & Purge: Seeders, Makers, Actions
Secret seeders plant edible veggies for inner-city poor // Raw milk cheesemakers fret over possible new rules // Military steps in to buy up gulf seafood // High sugar prices stimulate Neotame/Nutrasweet take up
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2/3 Binge & Purge: Federal Farm & Volatility Valley
Global food prices hit new record high // World entering era of food price volatility // US foolishly looks to Monsanto to feed the world // Taco Bell sells fake meat. So what? Everybody’s doing it.
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1/13 Binge & Purge: Human Cheese & Toxic Waste®
1M pigs buried alive in S. Korea foot & mouth outbreak // Nanofoods discussion group gears up in UK // Would you try a slice of human cheese? // Don’t eat the Toxic Waste® brand Nuclear Sludge® Chew Bars!