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Explainer: Food Inflation Is Not New. So What’s Making Us Feel the Pinch in Our Pockets This Time? (thewire.in)
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Rising inflation is taking a toll on Indians, particularly in rural areas, due to a combination of factors, including stagnant incomes and increasing living costs.

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[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I live in a third world country in south east Asia and a single stick of broccoli here is only slightly less than 1kg of chicken breast.

My wife’s aunt said she has stopped buying fruit as it has become so expensive.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Are you in P_______s? I hear the retail price of rice is also shooting up.

[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have no personally noticed the price of rice increasing, but my wife cut it out to have a lower carb diet. But food prices have gone up here without a doubt.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

As per the Carnegie report y'all have the largest food trade deficit in the region, so the situation's likely to worsen.

sorry :(

I can DM you the report or post it here, if you want me to.

[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks! I’d be really interested in that.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This was an interesting read. When I go to the grocery, most fruit has a sign that shows which country it comes from. A lot of stuff is coming from China.

I have noticed that the peso is weakening vs the dollar. Only slightly, but it might be the start of things.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

It is at such times we relize the value of having a capable leader to whom his ation's citizens matter.

[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for the link. I'm not sure how DMs work here.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Its the send message in the sidebar on their profile page that you can reach when you click on a user's name.

you can DM me to test it out.