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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 8th, 2022, 6:32 am

De Dragon wrote:
hover11 wrote:So it safe to say all those VAT free initiatives the government pulled for the budget didn't make any sense whatsoever

Well if they didn't you'd be paying VAT plus the extra :?
How is that senseless?
Well with all the increases we back at the same position probably even worse atm, anytime the government tries to intervene the market finds a way of undoing any initiatives regarding control of prices

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 8th, 2022, 7:09 am

On a side note but related....


ABUSE OF THE PROGRAMME UNDER PROBE AS PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD AND PEOPLE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED IN POSSESSION OF FOOD CARDS.

Some of the irregularities found in the programme include:

1. Persons on the Food Support Programme who were now gainfully employed and never reported their change of status to the Ministry, or indicated that they no longer require this support;

2. Food support clients in receipt of Senior Citizens Pension;

3.Food support clients in receipt of Public Assistance Grants;

4.Food support clients in receipt of Disability Assistance Grants;

5. Food support clients in receipt of both Public assistance Grants and Disability Assistance Grants;

6.Clients on food support are assigned to community care facilities and the Ministry met the full cost of the their upkeep, including all meals;

7. There were clients on the Food Support Programme ($510 per month) with balances of food cards amounting to over $2,000 and $6,000, as though this grant is not a necessity;

8. There were persons on the Food Support Programme who reside abroad;

9. Persons were also utilising food cards to make purchases like alcohol and cigarettes, but not food;

10. Persons were utilising their food cards in exchange for cash;

11. Persons applying for cards and being assessed based on the need to feed their children in the household, but the children did not benefit from the grant;

12. There were complaints of irregularity in the approvals process, favouritism in the application process and irregular transactions related to food cards;

13. An apparent misinterpretation and/or non-compliance with the instructions and procedures regarding the administration of the grant by staff;

14. No assessments of the beneficiaries of food support were undertaken. Clients on permanent food support are required to be assessed every two years.

https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/ ... f62c2.html

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Postby timelapse » January 8th, 2022, 7:12 am

daring dragoon wrote:Toilet paper to go up nexf. Still no riot.
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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby De Dragon » January 8th, 2022, 7:13 am

hover11 wrote:
De Dragon wrote:
hover11 wrote:So it safe to say all those VAT free initiatives the government pulled for the budget didn't make any sense whatsoever

Well if they didn't you'd be paying VAT plus the extra :?
How is that senseless?
Well with all the increases we back at the same position probably even worse atm, anytime the government tries to intervene the market finds a way of undoing any initiatives regarding control of prices

Worse is still paying less? :? :?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 8th, 2022, 7:15 am

hover11 wrote:On a side note but related....


ABUSE OF THE PROGRAMME UNDER PROBE AS PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD AND PEOPLE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED IN POSSESSION OF FOOD CARDS.

Some of the irregularities found in the programme include:

1. Persons on the Food Support Programme who were now gainfully employed and never reported their change of status to the Ministry, or indicated that they no longer require this support;

2. Food support clients in receipt of Senior Citizens Pension;

3.Food support clients in receipt of Public Assistance Grants;

4.Food support clients in receipt of Disability Assistance Grants;

5. Food support clients in receipt of both Public assistance Grants and Disability Assistance Grants;

6.Clients on food support are assigned to community care facilities and the Ministry met the full cost of the their upkeep, including all meals;

7. There were clients on the Food Support Programme ($510 per month) with balances of food cards amounting to over $2,000 and $6,000, as though this grant is not a necessity;

8. There were persons on the Food Support Programme who reside abroad;

9. Persons were also utilising food cards to make purchases like alcohol and cigarettes, but not food;

10. Persons were utilising their food cards in exchange for cash;

11. Persons applying for cards and being assessed based on the need to feed their children in the household, but the children did not benefit from the grant;

12. There were complaints of irregularity in the approvals process, favouritism in the application process and irregular transactions related to food cards;

13. An apparent misinterpretation and/or non-compliance with the instructions and procedures regarding the administration of the grant by staff;

14. No assessments of the beneficiaries of food support were undertaken. Clients on permanent food support are required to be assessed every two years.

https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/ ... f62c2.html
They need to have serious background checks conducted before issuing a food card but then how will the politicians buy votes in the rallies....catch 22

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Dizzy28 » January 8th, 2022, 7:30 am

Puts in to perspective the fact a politician in Tobago was found with signed but blank food card forms in the lead up to the elections.
hover11 wrote:On a side note but related....


ABUSE OF THE PROGRAMME UNDER PROBE AS PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD AND PEOPLE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED IN POSSESSION OF FOOD CARDS.

Some of the irregularities found in the programme include:

1. Persons on the Food Support Programme who were now gainfully employed and never reported their change of status to the Ministry, or indicated that they no longer require this support;

2. Food support clients in receipt of Senior Citizens Pension;

3.Food support clients in receipt of Public Assistance Grants;

4.Food support clients in receipt of Disability Assistance Grants;

5. Food support clients in receipt of both Public assistance Grants and Disability Assistance Grants;

6.Clients on food support are assigned to community care facilities and the Ministry met the full cost of the their upkeep, including all meals;

7. There were clients on the Food Support Programme ($510 per month) with balances of food cards amounting to over $2,000 and $6,000, as though this grant is not a necessity;

8. There were persons on the Food Support Programme who reside abroad;

9. Persons were also utilising food cards to make purchases like alcohol and cigarettes, but not food;

10. Persons were utilising their food cards in exchange for cash;

11. Persons applying for cards and being assessed based on the need to feed their children in the household, but the children did not benefit from the grant;

12. There were complaints of irregularity in the approvals process, favouritism in the application process and irregular transactions related to food cards;

13. An apparent misinterpretation and/or non-compliance with the instructions and procedures regarding the administration of the grant by staff;

14. No assessments of the beneficiaries of food support were undertaken. Clients on permanent food support are required to be assessed every two years.

https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/ ... f62c2.html

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Redress10 » January 8th, 2022, 7:53 am

Lol

All kinda cry and beat up over food prices when you can just grow your own food as a country.

Imagine Nestle raising price and all. Everybody know Nestle exploits 3rd world countries yet here in TT they given free reign to do as they please.

Trinis really deserve hardship at this point yes. All food problems are solved via increasing domestic food production.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 8th, 2022, 7:55 am

De Dragon wrote:
88sins wrote:
bluefete wrote:Not sure where they got the prices from though:

Concerned Citizens of Gasparillo
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Nutrimix Feeds went from $ 9.50/pound to $ 13.50/ pound for wholesale Whole Chicken, in one jump effective 15th December 2021.

Fine Choice wholesale Whole Chicken is now $ 15.52/pound.

Arawak's latest increase was effective yesterday, they are the suppliers to KFC so expect those prices to increase also.

Nestle has put in place price increases for all their products effective immediately, for instance the wholesale price of a 1 litre pack of Nestle Full Cream milk will now be $ 14, expect the retail price at Massy Stores to be $ 18.62.

Arawak increased the price of their wholesale Whole Chicken by 4 % after another 15 % increase back in October 2021.


And as we all know by now, prices in Trinidad defy all natural laws (gravity, scale, supply and demand, etc.), so when the price goes up, ain't no force on this planet can bring them back down.

On a more positive note.
That article makes me glad I started keeping rabbits for meat. Who knows, maybe the increase will motivate others to do the same and start eating healthier.
Because lewwe keep it real 100, chicken isn't exactly a healthy source of protein, and it's just the most common source of meat consumed because it's the cheapest to produce large scale.
Or should I say, it was.

Even if you free range them?

Free range chicken is healthier, but it have a ketch, in that they take longer and eat more feed to reach kill weight. That's why free-range chicken is so much more expensive than regular production poultry.
And when compared to rabbit, free-range chicken has limitations besides feeding, such as reproduction. Free-range birds will never reproduce as fast as rabbits.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby zoom rader » January 8th, 2022, 8:57 am

hover11 wrote:On a side note but related....


ABUSE OF THE PROGRAMME UNDER PROBE AS PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD AND PEOPLE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED IN POSSESSION OF FOOD CARDS.

Some of the irregularities found in the programme include:

1. Persons on the Food Support Programme who were now gainfully employed and never reported their change of status to the Ministry, or indicated that they no longer require this support;

2. Food support clients in receipt of Senior Citizens Pension;

3.Food support clients in receipt of Public Assistance Grants;

4.Food support clients in receipt of Disability Assistance Grants;

5. Food support clients in receipt of both Public assistance Grants and Disability Assistance Grants;

6.Clients on food support are assigned to community care facilities and the Ministry met the full cost of the their upkeep, including all meals;

7. There were clients on the Food Support Programme ($510 per month) with balances of food cards amounting to over $2,000 and $6,000, as though this grant is not a necessity;

8. There were persons on the Food Support Programme who reside abroad;

9. Persons were also utilising food cards to make purchases like alcohol and cigarettes, but not food;

10. Persons were utilising their food cards in exchange for cash;

11. Persons applying for cards and being assessed based on the need to feed their children in the household, but the children did not benefit from the grant;

12. There were complaints of irregularity in the approvals process, favouritism in the application process and irregular transactions related to food cards;

13. An apparent misinterpretation and/or non-compliance with the instructions and procedures regarding the administration of the grant by staff;

14. No assessments of the beneficiaries of food support were undertaken. Clients on permanent food support are required to be assessed every two years.

https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/ ... f62c2.html
This is nutting new and has been happening everytime they in office.

I stated years ago that red government people living in Grenada had foods cards and would use it when they made trips over here.

Red government is a really a criminal gang and its way criminals vote for them

Its the same with HDC homes where people living in NY were given home because of strong links

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby pugboy » January 8th, 2022, 9:00 am

usually when they do a reboot and restructuring of these social programs
it only serves to fine tune the bobol recipients

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Postby hover11 » January 8th, 2022, 9:07 am

Honestly they should just scrap the programme due to the fact that the ppl that need the help usually don't have access to such

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby zoom rader » January 8th, 2022, 9:11 am

pugboy wrote:usually when they do a reboot and restructuring of these social programs
it only serves to fine tune the bobol recipients
Yup red government just find other ways to scam the system.

It way people vote for them

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 8th, 2022, 9:51 am

Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby wing » January 8th, 2022, 9:58 am

hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby hover11 » January 8th, 2022, 10:02 am

wing wrote:
hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.
Subsidies are not the answer that will drive our national deficit even further and just delay even harder times for our children's children. The government cannot continue to buffer the burden on citizens, how long can they keep our forex rate as it is, how long can they keep intervening in food prices beyond their control, let the market decide ,people will have to adjust their lifestyles and make without if they can't have their usual preferences. Oil money done and it not coming back.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby zoom rader » January 8th, 2022, 10:03 am

wing wrote:
hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.
Wat utter bullchit

Red government has been in power since 1956 and you come up with this 5hit.

It take a good few terms for any government to lay a foundation down. The red government has had the most terms

You really are tuner Tun Tun of the year

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby wing » January 8th, 2022, 10:21 am

zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:
hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.
Wat utter bullchit

Red government has been in power since 1956 and you come up with this 5hit.

It take a good few terms for any government to lay a foundation down. The red government has had the most terms

You really are tuner Tun Tun of the year
ZR please do us a favour and go be a c.u.n.t. somewhere else. Don't you get tired of being a colossal waste of sperm?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby zoom rader » January 8th, 2022, 10:49 am

wing wrote:
zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:
hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.
Wat utter bullchit

Red government has been in power since 1956 and you come up with this 5hit.

It take a good few terms for any government to lay a foundation down. The red government has had the most terms

You really are tuner Tun Tun of the year
ZR please do us a favour and go be a c.u.n.t. somewhere else. Don't you get tired of being a colossal waste of sperm?
Explain to tuners how a government in one term can change the out come of any policy.

The red government has had multiple terms and what have they done to secure food ? We in year 6

NAR , one term
UNC , one term
PPP, , one term

Stop being a Tuntun

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 8th, 2022, 11:09 am

zoomie bai, why u asking the boy to go entirely against his nature?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby daring dragoon » January 8th, 2022, 11:21 am

Time to move on. The ship is sinking on all sides. We will all be asking venezuela for help in a while. The red supporters to chuppid to see the ship sinking an will continue to believe in the captain an crew. Time to move on plain an simple. Everything from hardware to food clothes an consumables double in prices. Crime will also double in 2022 so be prepared to defend you an yours. Store what you can silently. Take advantage of bulk buying an bulk storage. Prepare for 5 years minimum if you can. Alcohol an cigarettes act like cash when cash is worthless so stock up.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby wing » January 8th, 2022, 11:35 am

zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:
zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:
hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.
Wat utter bullchit

Red government has been in power since 1956 and you come up with this 5hit.

It take a good few terms for any government to lay a foundation down. The red government has had the most terms

You really are tuner Tun Tun of the year
ZR please do us a favour and go be a c.u.n.t. somewhere else. Don't you get tired of being a colossal waste of sperm?
Explain to tuners how a government in one term can change the out come of any policy.

The red government has had multiple terms and what have they done to secure food ? We in year 6

NAR , one term
UNC , one term
PPP, , one term

Stop being a Tuntun
Stop being a colossal c.u.n.t. I said nothing about any political party. Obviously all of them have failed but your new boy toys Farley and Watson seem to have made you forget your yellow DNA.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby zoom rader » January 8th, 2022, 11:50 am

wing wrote:
zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:
zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:
hover11 wrote:Consumers will have to pay more for several food items this year, including flour and chicken, as several companies have announced price hikes.
In its latest Monetary Policy Announcement, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago noted that following a lag of several months, external price pressures are currently having a direct and broad-based bearing on domestic inflation.
Headline inflation, it said, measured 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2021 compared with 2.4 per cent a month earlier.
Additionally, the Central Bank revealed that food inflation surged to 7.6 per cent (from 5.8 per cent in September) and is likely to rise further given the situation in global grain markets.
Here's a list of some of the major items that will cost more this year:

1. Flour

On December 29, majority state-owned company, the National Flour Mills (NFM) announced a 15-22 per cent increase in wholesale flour prices from January 3.
However, following a meeting with the Ministry of Trade, NFM adjusted its price increases.
Two days after, Nutrimix also announced an increase in the price of its flour products, effective January 4.

2. Bread

One day after NFM announced an increase in its wholesale flour prices, Kiss Baking Company Limited advised of an increase in the retail prices of some of its bread products by an average of 9 per cent, effective January 10.
Linda's Bakery also signalled its intention to increase bread prices.

3. Beer

Carib Brewery also increased its prices by $1. It said the suggested retail price of a $1 increase per bottle/can would apply to Carib, Carib Pilsner, Stag, Carib Blue, Royal Extra Stout, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Smirnoff Ice and Blue Moon.
However, the price of Caribe, Hurricane Reef and Mackeson remain unchanged.

4. Evaporated milk?
According to reports, Nestle is set to increase prices on some of its items in mid-January.
A list of items have not yet been released.

5. Chicken 

Arawak Limited is also expected to increase its chicken prices.
According to an article in the Trinidad Express, prices will increase by 4 per cent come Monday.
They always say God is a Trini and so we never seem to prepare for hard times. Even though the increases can be justified due to worldwide conditions, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare and encourage the population to become self sufficient. Now we are getting hammered with higher prices in a pandemic. Now the ppl will bawl for the government to do something.... obviously the only short term measure will be some sort of subsidy, which the middle class and working poor will have to bear in the form of more taxes.
Wat utter bullchit

Red government has been in power since 1956 and you come up with this 5hit.

It take a good few terms for any government to lay a foundation down. The red government has had the most terms

You really are tuner Tun Tun of the year
ZR please do us a favour and go be a c.u.n.t. somewhere else. Don't you get tired of being a colossal waste of sperm?
Explain to tuners how a government in one term can change the out come of any policy.

The red government has had multiple terms and what have they done to secure food ? We in year 6

NAR , one term
UNC , one term
PPP, , one term

Stop being a Tuntun
Stop being a colossal c.u.n.t. I said nothing about any political party. Obviously all of them have failed but your new boy toys Farley and Watson seem to have made you forget your yellow DNA.
Your red government has been in power the most but you put it that successive governments has failed.

Stop putting your bull5hit propaganda spin.

One term governments can not scratch any surface.

The biggest failure goes to the red government since in power from 1956. One term governments cannot take any blame for food outcome.

Nice try to deflect and spin blame.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby eliteauto » January 8th, 2022, 12:45 pm

For those so interested, Hearty foods has Hibiscus 10KG flour for 2 for $110 which equals to $55 a bag, exp is June 2022, Pricesmart has Country Pride 10KG for $54.95. Dunno if this is old stock prices but based on the wholesale listing these are below wholesale prices, so maybe you can stock some if you use a lot of flour. Hearty foods also has buy one get one free on Moo evaporated milk, exp date is 17th Jan 2022, 1 pack is $8.00, the 6 pack is listed on the shelf @$40 but reads at the cashier for $31.95 so you're paying that for 12 packs of milk, good deal for caterers or ppl who use it in coffee, tea baking etc. Oh and their in-house brand of UHT milk(imported by sister company ADM), Distinction retails for $12.95 on par with most other brands (Moo, Nestle, Lulubelle etc) but they sell it 2 for $20 which is the cheapest 1L UHT on the market atm.

If anyone sees deals that can help lower food bills feel free to post them up

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 8th, 2022, 12:52 pm

eliteauto wrote:For those so interested, Hearty foods has Hibiscus 10KG flour for 2 for $110 which equals to $55 a bag, exp is June 2022, Pricesmart has Country Pride 10KG for $54.95. Dunno if this is old stock prices but based on the wholesale listing these are below wholesale prices, so maybe you can stock some if you use a lot of flour. Hearty foods also has buy one get one free on Moo evaporated milk, exp date is 17th Jan 2022, 1 pack is $8.00, the 6 pack is listed on the shelf @$40 but reads at the cashier for $31.95 so you're paying that for 12 packs of milk, good deal for caterers or ppl who use it in coffee, tea baking etc. Oh and their in-house brand of UHT milk(imported by sister company ADM), Distinction retails for $12.95 on par with most other brands (Moo, Nestle, Lulubelle etc) but they sell it 2 for $20 which is the cheapest 1L UHT on the market atm.

If anyone sees deals that can help lower food bills feel free to post them up


Good looking out.
We need more posts like this.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby pugboy » January 8th, 2022, 12:55 pm

good prices for the 10kg bags of flour

pricesmart no longer sells nfm flour which is the best quality flour locally for baking stuff that requires the proper protein content, ie high hydration breads, stuff that requires proper gluten structure

countrypride bakers flour protein content is lower than nfm lotus bakers

hibiscus and ibis are bottom of the barrel protein content but good for those making sada, bussup shut , wont get stiff product like if you used bakers flour.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Rovin » January 8th, 2022, 1:01 pm

cigarettes shud go up now since its "food" for some ppl ... send up WO & alco while u at it too

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby Rovin » January 8th, 2022, 1:05 pm

sometimes ppl like to stereotype foods with race but look at d lines by any fried indian food vans & who buying d ready made dhalpurie in d groceries, is plenty non indian ppl buying ... nothing wrong with that though cause sometimes u jes feeling in d mood to eat something

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby daring dragoon » January 8th, 2022, 1:27 pm

Pass by the grocery in santa cruz on a sunday an see how much blacks buying puncheon to head maracas. Now ah days every moving by price not race.

A rasta pass by me in 2019 asking for 4 green mango how he make some pulhourie an want to make chutney. I make a $10 one time.


I rather a creole chicken over curry chicken anyday.

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby daring dragoon » January 8th, 2022, 1:32 pm

eliteauto wrote:For those so interested, Hearty foods has Hibiscus 10KG flour for 2 for $110 which equals to $55 a bag, exp is June 2022, Pricesmart has Country Pride 10KG for $54.95. Dunno if this is old stock prices but based on the wholesale listing these are below wholesale prices, so maybe you can stock some if you use a lot of flour. Hearty foods also has buy one get one free on Moo evaporated milk, exp date is 17th Jan 2022, 1 pack is $8.00, the 6 pack is listed on the shelf @$40 but reads at the cashier for $31.95 so you're paying that for 12 packs of milk, good deal for caterers or ppl who use it in coffee, tea baking etc. Oh and their in-house brand of UHT milk(imported by sister company ADM), Distinction retails for $12.95 on par with most other brands (Moo, Nestle, Lulubelle etc) but they sell it 2 for $20 which is the cheapest 1L UHT on the market atm.

If anyone sees deals that can help lower food bills feel free to post them up


How to store flour long term?

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Re: Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Postby 88sins » January 8th, 2022, 1:37 pm

daring dragoon wrote:Pass by the grocery in santa cruz on a sunday an see how much blacks buying puncheon to head maracas. Now ah days every moving by price not race.

A rasta pass by me in 2019 asking for 4 green mango how he make some pulhourie an want to make chutney. I make a $10 one time.


I rather a creole chicken over curry chicken anyday.


Allyuh real dread boi :shock:

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