Formula, as best I can see, is the result of the FDA regulations having been gutted, along with a monopoly of sorts when parents use the same formula they get in the hospital, after they go home, and only 1 or 2 companies make the formulas.
Gutted regs lead to careless sanitary procedures, lead to tainted supplies, lead to recalls and production stoppage, and the greatest supplier being the company or two that have the monopoly being the ones that producedthe tainted supply, well, here we are.
The us Exports of food was great this year, up from many years before. We have the food. We have a surplus, despite the many problems with climate, water shortages, etc. Food companies are making record profits. Oil prices are down, but gas prices still rise. Gas companies are making record profits. They're taking advantage of consumers.
They use the war in Ukraine, the unsettled political climate wordwide, the uncertainty people feel as an excuse to jack up prices . It's price-gouging, and it's not right.
The empty shelves in my store have been empty since 2020 when COVID hit. Bleach, toilet supplies, they rose so sharply, and haven't receded since the supply became plentiful again.
I expect poultry products to keep rising, because there is a legitimate reason the avian flu decimating American poultry flocks. Eggs are much more expensive this year. Not sure why beef prices have shot up, or pork. NOt sure why an avocado has shot up from 99 cents to 4 dollars, either. But again, I suspect a lot of price gouging; Because everyone is expecting prices to rise, they raise them. And, their record profits continue.
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