Canadians' Grocery Bills To Rise $345 Next Year, Thanks To Falling Loonie, Climate Change: Study

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Canadians' Grocery Bills To Rise $345 Next Year, Thanks To Falling Loonie, Climate Change: Study
Topic Started: Dec 11 2015, 03:08 PM (1,021 Views)
Darcie	Dec 11 2015, 03:08 PM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: GUELPH, Ont. — A new report says the average household in Canada will spend $8,631 on groceries and restaurant meals next year, up by $345 because of food inflation. The University of Guelph's latest forecast estimates that food inflation could be between two and four per cent in 2016 — compared with 4.1 per cent this year. The school's Food Institute estimates food inflation in 2015 cost the average Canadian household an extra $325 this year. The Food Institute says a combination of factors are pushing up prices, including the impact of climate change and the high value of the American dollar, which increases the price of imports from the United States. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/10/grocery-and-restaurant-costs-to-gobble-up-your-budget-next-year-study-says_n_8771572.html?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000001 Just because fuel went down and the Cost of living was lower because of this doesn't mean I can eat less.



haili	Dec 12 2015, 01:45 AM Post #2
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	There was an interesting documentary on TVO about the rising price of groceries. Corn being used for ethanol is driving up the price of many things, including animal feed which drives up the price of meat. Coffee and banana plants are getting diseases which causes scarcity, driving up prices. There were other items which I've forgotten at the moment but this is a series and I'll watch for the rest of it. I forget the title but it's self explanatory and quite interesting.



Trotsky	Dec 12 2015, 04:26 AM Post #3
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Poor guys. We on the other hand have NO price inflation. Obama's Labor Department says that the $5 stewing beef, and large housing cost increases we are seeing are merely optical illusions. Hence, we were all told this week that the increase in out Social Security checks will amount to 0.00% for the third time in this presidency and since Social Security was established this has never happened before. At least you Canadians are told the truth: that inflation is real.



campy	Dec 12 2015, 04:33 AM Post #4
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Trotsky. Generally your cost of living is lower than Canada's to begin with. And now because of the dollar imports from the U.S. the prices have increased. Now I pick stuff up' check the price, and put it back. Never did that before.



haili	Dec 12 2015, 06:30 AM Post #5
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	The govt. tries to tell us inflation is down but they only count certain items to get the result they want. I was referring to a TV documentary which originated in Britain and is now shown in Ont.



Trotsky	Dec 12 2015, 08:12 AM Post #6
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: Now I pick stuff up' check the price, and put it back. Never did that before. The old Mary Tyler Moore opening where she picks up a piece of meat, looks at the price and tosses it back dejectedly? Quote: The govt. tries to tell us inflation is down but they only count certain items to get the result they want. THat's EXACTLY how it's done, haili. They keep changing the market basket. Sometimes I think all they have is a basket full of DVD players.



Dialtone	Dec 12 2015, 08:25 AM Post #7
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	Have you ever known a restaurant to lower prices once they are raised ? Look what we pay for a cup of coffee, last time we went out for a meal coffee was $3 each. Check the latest prices at Wendy's, Starbucks or Tim Hortons. We get conditioned to pay outrageous prices, and then they become the normal, and all the while get gouged on portion sizes and repackaging weasel words. Bacon used to be 500G sizes, now the same package contains 375G, the list is endless.



heatseeker	Dec 12 2015, 09:00 AM Post #8
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Look what we pay for a cup of coffee, last time we went out for a meal coffee was $3 each. Check the latest prices at Wendy's, Starbucks or Tim Hortons. We get conditioned to pay outrageous prices, and then they become the normal, and all the while get gouged on portion sizes and repackaging weasel words. Bacon used to be 500G sizes, now the same package contains 375G, the list is endless. I have no idea what it costs for me to make a cup of coffee at home, but it is less than $3. We use the best beans we can buy, and a high end Dutch coffee maker. And I've yet to find a cup of restaurant coffee that is remotely as good. Food is the same thing. We both enjoy cooking (Mrs. Heat does the baking). A couple of weeks ago we indulged in one of our Christmas traditions and took the kids and their spouses out for a festive dinner. Daughter chose the restaurant. Most of the food was mediocre. The bill, which I paid, was well north of $700 for six people. Edited by heatseeker, Dec 12 2015, 09:12 AM.



Darcie	Dec 12 2015, 09:55 AM Post #9
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	heatseeker Dec 12 2015, 09:00 AM Look what we pay for a cup of coffee, last time we went out for a meal coffee was $3 each. Check the latest prices at Wendy's, Starbucks or Tim Hortons. We get conditioned to pay outrageous prices, and then they become the normal, and all the while get gouged on portion sizes and repackaging weasel words. Bacon used to be 500G sizes, now the same package contains 375G, the list is endless. I have no idea what it costs for me to make a cup of coffee at home, but it is less than $3. We use the best beans we can buy, and a high end Dutch coffee maker. And I've yet to find a cup of restaurant coffee that is remotely as good. Food is the same thing. We both enjoy cooking (Mrs. Heat does the baking). A couple of weeks ago we indulged in one of our Christmas traditions and took the kids and their spouses out for a festive dinner. Daughter chose the restaurant. Most of the food was mediocre. The bill, which I paid, was well north of $700 for six people. That's my food budget for 1/3 of a year.



campy	Dec 12 2015, 10:01 AM Post #10
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Cost of living Canada. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/cpis01a-eng.htm



heatseeker	Dec 12 2015, 11:09 AM Post #11
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	That's my food budget for 1/3 of a year. Yeah, I know. Obscene. I was very annoyed, because I had been maneuvered into this in a series of steps. The tradition started out as Christmas lunch.



Darcie	Dec 12 2015, 11:12 AM Post #12
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	heatseeker Dec 12 2015, 11:09 AM That's my food budget for 1/3 of a year. Yeah, I know. Obscene. I was very annoyed, because I had been maneuvered into this in a series of steps. The tradition started out as Christmas lunch. At least you know when you've been conned. :wineglasssmile.gif:



Dialtone	Dec 12 2015, 11:29 AM Post #13
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	IMO, restaurants really stick it to you on the appetizers, drinks, and desserts. Some of the appetizers are as much as the main dishes, and drinks of any sort are usually obscene to increase the profit margins, that's why the servers are always pushing them. Last week we decided to go to a local restaurant / bar for a once in a month lunch celebration / treat. I had a burger and fries, wife had a 1/2 beef dip, we both had a 16 oz glass of beer. Total cost with tip, $48. :Hmmmfrown:



swing	Dec 12 2015, 12:16 PM Post #14
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	The norm for here as well, unless you go to the mall casino! I had the special one day this week, a cheeseburger and broccoli soup 7.00. The coffee was 1.30. Coffee anywhere else is 3.00!



campy	Dec 12 2015, 12:46 PM Post #15
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Dialtone Dec 12 2015, 11:29 AM IMO, restaurants really stick it to you on the appetizers, drinks, and desserts. Some of the appetizers are as much as the main dishes, and drinks of any sort are usually obscene to increase the profit margins, that's why the servers are always pushing them. Last week we decided to go to a local restaurant / bar for a once in a month lunch celebration / treat. I had a burger and fries, wife had a 1/2 beef dip, we both had a 16 oz glass of beer. Total cost with tip, $48. :Hmmmfrown: Did you know in Ontario that restaurants and bars are charged the same price as retail customers for liquor? The LCBO is in competition with them. So in all fairness I guess they have to charge quite a bit for drinks to make any kind of profit.



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