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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Chimera » January 11th, 2022, 10:57 am

just now we might hadda do some tuner bulk buys to get discounts

everything just going up up up uppppppppp

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Rovin » January 11th, 2022, 11:50 am

jes now ppl wont have extra $ for anything leisurely, only buy food & pay bills ...

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 11th, 2022, 3:09 pm

Rovin wrote:jes now ppl wont have extra $ for anything leisurely, only buy food & pay bills ...

what u mean "jes now"? it have plenty ppl done dey already, and can't even pay d bills. basically they making jus enough buy food & scrape to keep passage to go to wuk to make just enough to buy food & pay passage

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 12th, 2022, 7:06 am

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But i won't try that with an old one. When they get old that fat don't taste good at all.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby bluefete » January 12th, 2022, 7:43 am

https://www.yahoo.com/news/soaring-cost ... 14403.html

Over the past four months, the price of a standard cooking gas cylinder has shot up from US$7.50 to US$13.25 - an increase of around 85%.

With several essential food items in high demand, Sri Lanka's food prices increased by a record 21.1% last month on a year-on-year basis.

This is set against a backdrop of high global oil prices, the average cost of shipping a standard container from Europe to Asia has increased from around $2,000 in 2020, to over $10,000 last year.

The UN agency, Unctad, recently warned that the recovery of the global economy is threatened by high freight rates. It forecasts that small island nations like Sri Lanka - which are dependent on deliveries by sea - are likely to be hard hit by a spike in import prices.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby KM_2NR » January 12th, 2022, 9:00 am

Went extra foods and buy 3 bags of groceries. Came up to $700 , I check the bill twice . Its a bit to ridiculous out here.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby daring dragoon » January 12th, 2022, 9:14 am

Is prices expected to increase further as the year progresses?

Would it make sense storing a year of food from now?


Year of oil, rice, flour, US profucts such as cereals, beans, canned meats an fish, an the addins such as salt sugar baking powder etc.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 12th, 2022, 9:41 am

If you have the space and facilities I see no reason why not.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Dave » January 12th, 2022, 9:57 am

Especially with the nonperishables. No reason why not to store what can be stored.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby pugboy » January 12th, 2022, 11:32 am

i went looking for a tin no name sardines to put rat poison , cheapest was $7.50
up a couple dollars well

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 12th, 2022, 2:36 pm

Can't wait to see the price in 2025
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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby bluefete » January 12th, 2022, 2:39 pm

KM_2NR wrote:Went extra foods and buy 3 bags of groceries. Came up to $700 , I check the bill twice . Its a bit to ridiculous out here.


How much meat was in that?

I spend way less and get the same amount of bags or even more sometimes.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby bluefete » January 12th, 2022, 2:42 pm

hover11 wrote:Can't wait to see the price in 2025
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It was $55.00 in Food Basket in December 2021.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby bluefete » January 12th, 2022, 2:43 pm

daring dragoon wrote:Is prices expected to increase further as the year progresses?

Would it make sense storing a year of food from now?


Year of oil, rice, flour, US profucts such as cereals, beans, canned meats an fish, an the addins such as salt sugar baking powder etc.


That is how I shop. I save a lot with BOGO items as well.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby De Dragon » January 12th, 2022, 5:00 pm

If you have family in foreign, get them to send a barrel every month or so with canned, and other non perishable items like detergent softener, peas, beans etc.
Make sure you send money for them, don't be a louse!

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby DMan7 » January 12th, 2022, 5:01 pm

What about "Plenty for twenty"? Allyuh doh engage in that?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby De Dragon » January 12th, 2022, 5:11 pm

DMan7 wrote:What about "Plenty for twenty"? Allyuh doh engage in that?

Right through, but make sure you need the item, it isn't close to expiry .

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 13th, 2022, 2:06 am

Highest inflation level in 40 years, expect more increases
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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby daring dragoon » January 13th, 2022, 4:27 am

PRESTIGE Holdings Ltd is mitigating any potential shortage of potatoes for the KFC French fries lovers.

International news outlets have been reporting a global potato shortage, since last week.

In Kenya this month, Kentucky Fried Chicken locations struck French fries, known locally as chips, from menus, as virus-related shipping delays held up containers of potatoes for more than a month.


expect aloo shortage or aloo price to double. 2022 gonna be fun.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby shake d livin wake d dead » January 13th, 2022, 5:57 am

daring dragoon wrote:Is prices expected to increase further as the year progresses?

Would it make sense storing a year of food from now?


Year of oil, rice, flour, US profucts such as cereals, beans, canned meats an fish, an the addins such as salt sugar baking powder etc.


Invest in a deep freeze or another one if you already have one....and go right ahead. We started to doing a while now

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby timelapse » January 13th, 2022, 7:12 am

Red and ready crew still want to doubt me that inflation is getting worse?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 13th, 2022, 7:19 am

timelapse wrote:Red and ready crew still want to doubt me that inflation is getting worse?
Na they too busy studying at least VAT off some items

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby KM_2NR » January 13th, 2022, 11:09 am

bluefete wrote:
KM_2NR wrote:Went extra foods and buy 3 bags of groceries. Came up to $700 , I check the bill twice . Its a bit to ridiculous out here.


How much meat was in that?

I spend way less and get the same amount of bags or even more sometimes.


No meat actually. Was mostly healthy stuff. Went super quality yesterday. Got decent stuff for under 200 , mostly meat eggs and vegetables.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby The_Honourable » January 13th, 2022, 11:40 am

timelapse wrote:Red and ready crew still want to doubt me that inflation is getting worse?


Well remember the red and ready base always ketching dey royals so feeling pressure such as food prices is just another day for them. They would even say we like good things too much :?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Rovin » January 13th, 2022, 11:56 am

daring dragoon wrote:
PRESTIGE Holdings Ltd is mitigating any potential shortage of potatoes for the KFC French fries lovers.

International news outlets have been reporting a global potato shortage, since last week.

In Kenya this month, Kentucky Fried Chicken locations struck French fries, known locally as chips, from menus, as virus-related shipping delays held up containers of potatoes for more than a month.


expect aloo shortage or aloo price to double. 2022 gonna be fun.



noooooooooooooooo :( , cause aloo is life, not chips eh .....

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 13th, 2022, 1:55 pm

Cox: Ministry has no money to increase amount on food cards

Despite rising food prices, the Government will not be considering an increase in the payment levels of the Food Support Programme.

Currently, the various payment levels of food support are as follows: 1-3 persons per household ($510), 4-5 persons per household ($650), 6 plus persons per household ($800).

On Wednesday, Guardian Media reported a near 10 per cent overall increase in a basket containing some basic food items. This would have been on top of a report in August that showed a 15.6 per cent increase in those same items compared to six months prior.

And in light of the difficulties many are facing at the registers, there was also a call from the Widow Support TT group for an increase in the amounts programmed into the card.

Its President Sorya Nanan said hamper drives have become a regular necessity as people struggle to “make ends meet.”

However, when asked if this was being considered by Government, the Minister in the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services, Donna Cox, said it is not possible at this time.

“The problem we have is the availability of funds because we spent a lot of money on COVID-19 support so far, so we can’t just think about raising sums without knowing where the money is coming from.”

Cox said it would not make sense to make adjustments with money they do not have only for the system to crash altogether.

She also said if any increases are to be made, it won’t be the decision of her ministry alone.

“That will not just be up to this ministry, there has to be a discussion with the Ministry of Finance to see if the money is available because right now it costs a lot of money.”

Cox said right now the Government’s focus is on people who are abusing the food support system. She said the last time a review was done was three years ago.

However, if some of those citizens are removed from the system, then Cox said, it will free up funds for an increase in the monetary allocation.

“Maybe, after doing the review of the system and we have some savings then I can maybe make a request.”

Cox bemoaned that some clients are actually using the food card to purchase alcohol and cigarettes at the groceries.

She also had a message for the supermarkets.

“We want them to be reasonable, sometimes you don’t hear anything, you just go to the supermarket and it’s then you realize there’s an increase in the cost of something and of course those on food support will be affected. So please be reasonable, I know they want to make a profit but they have to remember the situation we are all in.”


   

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 16th, 2022, 5:49 pm

Rambharat: Food price increase beyond our control

He said global food prices were influenced by a number of factors including the pandemic, difficulties in the rising cost of shipping as result of the availability of vessels and containers and being a small state.

http://newsday.co.tt/2022/01/16/ministe ... E.facebook

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby DMan7 » January 16th, 2022, 6:16 pm

Seeing as how they are so adamant on increasing food prices due to shipping issues globally, when things return to normalcy with regards to the food prices in the future will they also soo adamantly reduce the food prices?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Dizzy28 » January 18th, 2022, 10:21 am

Anybody else has issues finding potatoes?

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