Paula in MS Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Mississippi-- from my last receipt, not necessarily on sale Potatoes $1.00/ lb Butter $2.50/lb Eggs $2.00 for 18 Milk $3.78/gallon Beef, ground 80/20 $3.59/lb The real surprise...apples at $2.00+ a pound. They are more expensive now than they have been all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I don't buy meat, milk or eggs. So, I can't do any comparisons for you on those. I did our weekly shopping today, though, and I can tell you that: A pound of butter from $1.95 to $5.19. I buy the vegan-friendly margarine. Today I paid $3.51 per pound. A pound of potatoes from $0.32 to $1.30. A five-pound bag was on sale today for $2.99, or just under $.60 per pound. 5 pounds of flour from $1.97 to $3.49. I regularly pay $2.19 for the store brand, unbleached. It goes on sale frequently for $1.99. 2 pounds of coffee from $5.49 to $13.69. This one's harder, since I don't think I've ever bought coffee for that little. I buy the organic, shade-grown stuff, and I pay more than $14. I'm also the only coffee drinker in the house, and I don't drink it every day. So, it's not a huge bite out of our budget. It is certainly one of the first things I cut when I really need to scrimp. (Last year, I got three bags of my preferred brand in my Christmas stocking, which lasted me until just a few weeks ago.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I just saw a post on fb that showed crazy increases in food costs in the past four years. I've only been back in the States a couple of times in the past 5 years and haven't paid a huge amount of attention to the food prices. Can these figures really be true? A gallon of milk went from $2.15 to $4.59. A pound of butter from $1.95 to $5.19. A pound of potatoes from $0.32 to $1.30. 5 pounds of flour from $1.97 to $3.49. 2 pounds of coffee from $5.49 to $13.69. A pound of beef from $3.68 to $7.98. Have food prices in the States really gone up that much? Store brand milk is about 2.99 a gal, brands like Borden are $4-$5 gal 4 sticks of butter- $3-$4 depending on brand Potatoes, about $3.50-$5 for a 5 lb bag flour- I don't know, dd is GF Coffee is about $3-$4 lb for mid grade (not store brand, not fancy...folgers, etc) Beef- depends on the cut, and whether you get 100% Angus Beef.. I used to buy chuck roasts for 2.50 lb, and they are usually $5 lb now. I pay about $3.50 lb for ground chuck in the larger packages (but I cant get it for under $3 at a family owned meat market). Sirloin I think has come down some, or at least stayed the same ($4.50 ish a lb). Pure Angus beef can go for $12-13 lb or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I just saw a post on fb that showed crazy increases in food costs in the past four years. I've only been back in the States a couple of times in the past 5 years and haven't paid a huge amount of attention to the food prices. Can these figures really be true? A gallon of milk went from $2.15 to $4.59. A pound of butter from $1.95 to $5.19. A pound of potatoes from $0.32 to $1.30. 5 pounds of flour from $1.97 to $3.49. 2 pounds of coffee from $5.49 to $13.69. A pound of beef from $3.68 to $7.98. Have food prices in the States really gone up that much? prices really depend where you are in the states, and they have been going up. they've also made packages smaller. it's not just food costs - I was buying a *cheap* shade for my son, and it had gone up about $15 over what I paid a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I noticed today at the grocery store that the standard 5 pound bag of sugar is now an 4 pound bag in both the brand name and the store brand. Priced the same on sale as the 25% larger 5 pound bag was on sale. The choices were 4 and 10 pound bags and 1 pound boxes. I buy in bulk but was prompted to look at the prices of baking stuff while I was buying chocolate chips in the same aisle because of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) Depends on area and store. The bolded is what I pay at Aldi's- much less than what you qute. The last few times I've been by an Aldi's (two different ones about 200 miles apart), they had signs for a gallon of milk for $1.69. I haven't been by one in October, but I saw this price about six weeks ago anyway. Milk prices fluctuate dramatically across the country. California, for example, has much higher dairy prices. Otherwise dairy farmers have been making very little money due to the very low price of milk. I've seen 4 lb bags of sugar for years. Edited October 20, 2012 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 MeganP, How do these prices compare to what you spend currently? What I see listed is cheaper (& sometimes way, way cheaper) than what we pay here. And most of the items listed would be produced locally, not imported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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