Family food shops...

sarahowen

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7362676.stm

That's from the BBC but there's a similar article full of doom and despair in the Times.

So, are we all really going to starve??

JF77

Pasta is the one that jumped out at me. Our family eats tons of the stuff and I noticed in ASDA last week that it was over 60p compared to over 30p a couple of months back.

I don't normally notice the addition of a few pence but, I defo noticed this one.

Kimberley

Schools have tons of pasta on their menus so i'm guessing school dinner prices will increase again this year with all this food price increase. If this continues then in the future we will see all our cash going on food and bills ect and some of us having to give up our cars etc.

doraexplorer

its scary how much food is going up. my food bill is getting bigger and bigger. our school dinners have just gone up 10p and will proberly go up again...

it wont get to the stage we are starving, but i think it wil get more expensive before its gets better . well i hope.

bambieyes

tesco's 5kg bag of pasta costs £1.00 before christmas and it was not on special offer. middle of january this jumped to £2.45 :eek:. looked again a couple of weeks ago and has jumped to £2.97:eek::eek:

its the biggest increase on a food stuff that ive ever seen. if i had known i would have well stocked up

bap98189

All down to the price of wheat apparently. I guess pasta is affected most as it is a product most entirely made from wheat flour.

Food prices going up, fuel up 20%, and they still want us to believe inflation is only 3%!

Amanda65

Twp things I noticed in Tesco this week -

Iceberg lettuce a few weeks ago were 69p, this week 85p

Pepsi Max 4 x 1.5l pack - last week £3.69 this week £4.25 !!!!

I seem to see my food bills creeping up and up, even though I am cutting back - methinks us peasants should revolt :j And don't even get me started on petrol :eek:

conradmum

No, poor countries will starve before we do. In fact, they already are.

sarahowen

I'm very impressed that you all know what the previous prices on things were...

angelfairy

I have this discussion with Mr Beccaoz every time we go to Mr Ts. The prices are just already increasing, and don't get him going on petrol.

The main thing we have noticed is tescos own tea bags (not the blue label ones). For 80 bags it was at one stage 80 something pence, then 99p and now £1.35!!!

Cornishpixie_2

Just been moaning. Went to Mr T bought value basics bread, spread on offer,few other bits and bobs for packet lunches, all basics or on offer. Cost £8+ . What's all that about? Days of cheap food gone. Having to forego non essentials just to eat.:eek: