I wonder if food prices in your country have also increased?

[Argoo]

You're talking like farmers are making a lot money, this is not true because most of farmers are not really rich, they're just middle or low class people.

Farmers always get pressured with agent who're used to buy all of their harvest to sellers who will sell it to customer. What I know the sellers are mostly make a lot money because they're taking more risk that would receive higher profit.

Food prices always increased, currently it's caused by climate change since the weather is really hot and rarely to rain.

I think that the events of recent years have had a negative impact on almost all countries, so it is not even necessary to ask in this forum whether food prices have risen in their countries. Coronavirus, dramatic global climate change, Russia's war in Ukraine, numerous cataclysms around the world lead to a sharp jump in inflation in all countries.

Agriculture due to climate change is now generally at high risk, farmers will suffer losses, so the situation with food will continue to worsen.

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[YUriy1991]

Since August in my country, the price of food, especially food staples such as wheat, rice and others, has experienced a very high price increase. This was apparently caused by the ongoing drought. Which makes several areas of plantations and rice fields fail to harvest due to lack of availability of water to water the plants. And this makes food stocks in the market start to run low from time to time. And yes, the price hike ensued. Rice prices here have even increased by around 9-10 percent in the last month in my area. And I'm afraid the increase will continue. Because many residents are starting to talk that if the drought continues longer then it is feared that the increase will occur higher and faster. For farmers, it can be said that currently they are getting big profits because they can sell agricultural products at high prices. but for ordinary citizens who do not have agricultural land, the current food prices really make them tight.

The residents' economic sector has actually begun to recover and improve in the past few months. But because at this time there was another spike in prices again, it made the people around me start to complain again about the current economy.

But I was wondering if this only happened in my country or in your country too?

Of course, the conditions you are asking about in each place are different because of the geographic location and which sector the main source of livelihood for the people is from agriculture, fishing or other. and for the agricultural sector it is not yet fine even though at first glance it looks good, natural changes can occur quickly at any time due to climate change.

Agriculture due to climate change is now generally at high risk, farmers will suffer losses, so the situation with food will continue to worsen.

Yes. at least you have read the conditions and are concerned about what will happen in the future. Yes, this potential is right in front of our eyes and there are many preparations that must be prepared and we can see these signs from natural phenomena that have given implied signals and maybe this one is less of a concern for all of us because one and many other things must be considered. where people have to take a deep breath regarding the current economic situation.

[Uruhara]

But I was wondering if this only happened in my country or in your country too?

I think that such a bad situation is only in your country. At least I have not heard that even in the southern part of the country where I live there was a drought and the harvest suffered, although I live in a fairly agrarian country with a pronounced agricultural sector.
Is there noopportunoty to do an irrigation in your region? Irrigation is the supply of water to fields that lack moisture, and an increase in its reserves in the root layer of the soil in order to increase soil fertility.
Maybe such work could help to avoid such crises in the future.

In some areas that are quite low and quite flat, the irrigation system is indeed quite effective and yes, it can be done. But that's only a small part. Because most of the land here is difficult to implement an irrigation system because much of the land is at a height that makes it impossible to create an irrigation system. So most of the land here relies on the rainy season. Because some of the rivers here only leave very little water which will not be enough if it has to be channeled to residents' land.

[dothebeats]

But I was wondering if this only happened in my country or in your country too?

I think that such a bad situation is only in your country. At least I have not heard that even in the southern part of the country where I live there was a drought and the harvest suffered, although I live in a fairly agrarian country with a pronounced agricultural sector.
Is there noopportunoty to do an irrigation in your region? Irrigation is the supply of water to fields that lack moisture, and an increase in its reserves in the root layer of the soil in order to increase soil fertility.
Maybe such work could help to avoid such crises in the future.

First of all, let us try not to generalize our answer, let us only answer what we know and say that it is only in OP's country as many have already commented that they are experiencing the same thing. Instead, it would have been better if you answered that in your case it is not the same, because let's be real here, that is the only answer you are 100% sure about. Second, irrigation is not as easy as it sounds. As much help and pros that irrigation has, there are a lot of cons that need to be considered. For example, the cost of irrigation technology is often above what small-scale farmers can afford. Relying on government funds is also difficult as subsidies are often used for larger-scale public schemes, and commercial banks are mostly hesitant to lend money to smallholders as it is risky. Another point is that irrigation is difficult for countries and areas with a lack of water resources, it should be noted that there are various sectors in a country that requires the use of water and hence it is expected that competition in water accessibility will be at play. Lastly, if an irrigation system is applied, it should be managed, maintained, and designed, or else it will cause problems in financial resources, natural resources, and environmental problems.

[terrific]

In some areas that are quite low and quite flat, the irrigation system is indeed quite effective and yes, it can be done. But that's only a small part. Because most of the land here is difficult to implement an irrigation system because much of the land is at a height that makes it impossible to create an irrigation system. So most of the land here relies on the rainy season. Because some of the rivers here only leave very little water which will not be enough if it has to be channeled to residents' land.

There should be an initiative from the government to make dams or any catch basin based on the geographical location that you're at.
It sounds easy to say but if that's not applicable to your area, maybe those that have been living there in those types of areas have some solution to think of and they just have to propose it if they're asked about it. There are experts that could get a plan out of that but if it's just a plan without execution, still nothing will happen and also depending if there's a budget allotted.

[Betwrong]

~ But I was wondering if this only happened in my country or in your country too?

Right now it's a harvest season where I live. Consequently many agricultural products cost much less than half a year ago. But, surprisingly, some products, like watermelons, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn and peppers and some others, they cost less than a year ago during a previous harvest season.  In my country there are no such rules as "husband doing serious work and wife's doing buying and cooking". I love to cook and pretty often I buy products myself, so I know what I'm talking about. My advice: buy what is cheap at the moment and ignore overpriced stuff.

[usekevin]

There should be an initiative from the government to make dams or any catch basin based on the geographical location that you're at.
It sounds easy to say but if that's not applicable to your area, maybe those that have been living there in those types of areas have some solution to think of and they just have to propose it if they're asked about it. There are experts that could get a plan out of that but if it's just a plan without execution, still nothing will happen and also depending if there's a budget allotted.

The construction of dam was most important key factor of the economy growth,because for the industries and the agriculture the water is important one.But for the dam,the very huge budget should be allotted by the government.It also choose the exact location for the dam.If the exact location was not find,it will affect the investment made by the government.The government should appoint the good committee for the dam construction before allocating of the funds to the project dam.Because food is the root cause for the economic development.

[CageMabok]

I think that the events of recent years have had a negative impact on almost all countries, so it is not even necessary to ask in this forum whether food prices have risen in their countries. Coronavirus, dramatic global climate change, Russia's war in Ukraine, numerous cataclysms around the world lead to a sharp jump in inflation in all countries.

Some of the events you mentioned are events that really had an impact on the market and economic conditions because in fact it has been seen in the past that during the corona situation, dramatic global climate change, and Russia's war with Ukraine have had a special impact on the economic sector. So that there was a surge in the price of goods which could not be stopped by any government at that time and is still having an effect now.

Agriculture due to climate change is now generally at high risk, farmers will suffer losses, so the situation with food will continue to worsen.

This does exist and has happened before, but not all farmers have suffered losses due to climate change because there are some farmers who cultivate crops in a different way after they see others suffer losses in the food grown by other farmers. So only some of the farmers experienced losses while the rest could still be said to be doing well even though they also did not get large profits.

[Smartvirus]

~ But I was wondering if this only happened in my country or in your country too?

Right now it's a harvest season where I live. Consequently many agricultural products cost much less than half a year ago. But, surprisingly, some products, like watermelons, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn and peppers and some others, they cost less than a year ago during a previous harvest season.  In my country there are no such rules as "husband doing serious work and wife's doing buying and cooking". I love to cook and pretty often I buy products myself, so I know what I'm talking about. My advice: buy what is cheap at the moment and ignore overpriced stuff.

Apparently there isn’t any written rule as to the role of a woman, it’s just a division that is religiously driven and based on the idea of one having to be more productive than the other.

Now, it’s either you believe and take to it or not. Still, you can always choose and not having to pressure the other party to take to your beliefs.

When we talk about buying some cheap products especially during there harvest seasons, the question is always about preservation.
Still, people associate quality to price as you often don’t find the best quality cheap and this have driven the price of certain products to an insane price. It’s a sad reality but, we often play by these rules eventually.

[Pamadar]

There should be an initiative from the government to make dams or any catch basin based on the geographical location that you're at.
It sounds easy to say but if that's not applicable to your area, maybe those that have been living there in those types of areas have some solution to think of and they just have to propose it if they're asked about it. There are experts that could get a plan out of that but if it's just a plan without execution, still nothing will happen and also depending if there's a budget allotted.

The construction of dam was most important key factor of the economy growth,because for the industries and the agriculture the water is important one.But for the dam,the very huge budget should be allotted by the government.It also choose the exact location for the dam.If the exact location was not find,it will affect the investment made by the government.The government should appoint the good committee for the dam construction before allocating of the funds to the project dam.Because food is the root cause for the economic development.

You are right,  there's an after effect for each projects  that the government will finance, if they mistakenly deal with the wrong companies they might waste money.

With the bad economy money is very important and not doing anything will waste the opportunity and instead  of making something helpful it will create  disaster or additional problem.

[dansus021]

@Uruhara since we are in the same country  Yes I also noticed in couple of prices of snacks You know what I am talking about I will give you an example price of chocolatos or the Beng Beng even Oreo also hit by the inflation. Maybe you will notice it by a smaller size or they increased the price to keep them to profitable.

before the pandemic, we hit inflation around 2% You might we not gonna notice but after the pandemic hit inflation spiked supply and demand disruption and ongoing war Even noodle prices went up by a percentage.

So we need to wait to all the economic calm down but I dont think today price and size wont back to the good old days again

[Uruhara]

~ But I was wondering if this only happened in my country or in your country too?

Right now it's a harvest season where I live. Consequently many agricultural products cost much less than half a year ago. But, surprisingly, some products, like watermelons, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn and peppers and some others, they cost less than a year ago during a previous harvest season.  In my country there are no such rules as "husband doing serious work and wife's doing buying and cooking". I love to cook and pretty often I buy products myself, so I know what I'm talking about. My advice: buy what is cheap at the moment and ignore overpriced stuff.

This means that the current increase is indeed different in each region or different country. This is different from the global increase in wheat. It turns out that fruits and vegetables are indeed different for each region. Even in my country, which has around 34 provinces, it turns out that each province has slightly different conditions. However, the price of rice seems to be increasing nationally here or the majority of regions in my country are experiencing this. I'm glad to hear that your place is in harvest season. so you can be sure the price there will indeed be quite cheap. And there is no need to worry about depleting food supplies on the market.

@Uruhara since we are in the same country  Yes I also noticed in couple of prices of snacks You know what I am talking about I will give you an example price of chocolatos or the Beng Beng even Oreo also hit by the inflation. Maybe you will notice it by a smaller size or they increased the price to keep them to profitable.

before the pandemic, we hit inflation around 2% You might we not gonna notice but after the pandemic hit inflation spiked supply and demand disruption and ongoing war Even noodle prices went up by a percentage.

So we need to wait to all the economic calm down but I dont think today price and size wont back to the good old days again

Ah, everything you say is very true, my brother. Not only snacks but also other instant foods such as instant noodles, prices are currently increasing. There are some brands that do not increase prices. But unfortunately the content has been reduced. You must know Brand 'Mie Sukses'. This product does not experience increases like other noodles. but the content is reduced. In the past, I brewed a packet of these noodles and I would feel full. But this time I brewed 1 pack and I don't feel full yet 

[bettercrypto]

Right now, honestly, I'm paying attention to the price of tomatoes, potatoes, onions, and rice. The ones I mentioned are quite expensive; for example, 3 pieces of tomatoes are around 0.6 dollars,  a piece of potato is around 0.5 dollars, and a kilo of rice was last month around 0.75 dollars,  now it is 1.2 dollars per kilo.

The big adjustment I'm making right now is managing my budget for the week. Maybe because other businessmen are hoarding stocks at the same time, they are still having problems with our inflation rate. There is probably no right solution to get rid of this problem.

[xSkylarx]

There should be an initiative from the government to make dams or any catch basin based on the geographical location that you're at.
It sounds easy to say but if that's not applicable to your area, maybe those that have been living there in those types of areas have some solution to think of and they just have to propose it if they're asked about it. There are experts that could get a plan out of that but if it's just a plan without execution, still nothing will happen and also depending if there's a budget allotted.

The construction of dam was most important key factor of the economy growth,because for the industries and the agriculture the water is important one.But for the dam,the very huge budget should be allotted by the government.It also choose the exact location for the dam.If the exact location was not find,it will affect the investment made by the government.The government should appoint the good committee for the dam construction before allocating of the funds to the project dam.Because food is the root cause for the economic development.

You are right,  there's an after effect for each projects  that the government will finance, if they mistakenly deal with the wrong companies they might waste money.

With the bad economy money is very important and not doing anything will waste the opportunity and instead  of making something helpful it will create  disaster or additional problem.

In a bad or good economy, money is important because it is people's money, and it is used to ease the burden of the people's lives and also build projects that can improve the economy. Right now, I do belong in a poor country where most of the government's projects are always in the eyes of the people and checked all the time, like building and finishing roads. They always questioned all projects because they knew that corruption started there.

[bangjoe]

Prices here in the United States for groceries (food/drinks/etc) skyrocketed about a year ago or so now where we had a 40 year high in the rate of inflation, in particular food was his about as hard as anything. Certain “sectors” of food such a seafood were often up as high as 80% from their year before sale price.  Since inflation has started to come back down a bit, prices have also fallen a bit, but they are certainly not back to “normal”, nor do I think they ever will be.

As far as I know about inflation that rises high and then pressed so that it is simpler, on average from the case of inflation will not return to normal positions, there are some external cases that can make the price remain expensive even though inflation has been sent down, namely one of them is a trader Retail which is directly in the mechanism of meeting with consumers, they want to get a profit that is more than the decline in purchase prices after price increases. Although basically inflation has dropped normally from the total, retail traders or traders who come in direct contact with consumers different from the story, they will take advantage of this kind of momentum to increase massive income from low purchases and sales at high prices, which results in price increases still ongoing and not back to normal.

[Hanadawa]

@Uruhara since we are in the same country  Yes I also noticed in couple of prices of snacks You know what I am talking about I will give you an example price of chocolatos or the Beng Beng even Oreo also hit by the inflation. Maybe you will notice it by a smaller size or they increased the price to keep them to profitable.

As someone who is involved in the world of agriculture because several of my family are farmers, I admit that every year farmers complain more and more about crop yields and selling prices that are no longer balanced. I mean the selling price of grain every year does not increase significantly, while the price of basic commodities every year increases little by little due to inflation. Or as my brother @uruhara said, reduced quantity and volume like the "Mie Sukses" you told us about.
During the harvest season, prices tend to fall. I think this needs government intervention to control prices. Or at least provide subsidies for fertilizers and pesticides so that farmers can still survive by selling their agricultural products at prices that seem stuck there every year.

[demonica]

Price increase in a lot of products are very evident here in my country, especially for foods. Rice, vegetables and other stuff becomes more expensive. I don't follow much about the news so I also don't know if what causes the inflation. If it's also the same thing in other countries or is it just here because of our government. But I guess it's also a problem in other countries.

But the thing is, we're an agricultural country where agriculture has been a huge part of our economy's growth. Following the sudden increase of price of the rice here, they think it's because of hoarding since according to some report there's no shortage. So I think one of the reason why it becomes so expensive is because of politics as well. Idk when will it decrease or if it's even possible...

[Fivestar4everMVP]

The increase in the price of food items is an major issue that I believe is general, though it is caused by different reasons for different cities, like for example, here in Nigeria, food items like rice beans and other stable foodstuffs has gone up in price more than 300% from January this year, and this is not caused by any drought or something similar, but it's caused by bad governance, Nigeria is not just an oil producing nation, but also a food producing nation, we have soil that is very fertile, we are blessed with adequate rainfall that falls frequently and also sunshine that shines frequently to make sure that food crops grow well and produce well, but unfortunately, the actions and inactions of our leaders is what is throwing our nation into hardship and also food crises, I said speak right now, a bag of rice that I used to buy 15,000 to 20,000 naira now sells for over 60,000 naira, and there is still speculation that this price will increase even higher as Christmas approaches..

So yeah, the issue of hikes in food prices is also very common here in my country, and I believe same is happening in other countries of the world, though for a different reasons and also at different rates.

[Humblevirus]

In my country, I think the prices of foods items are increasing annually, and many people always complain of different reasons that courses the increase in foods items. Some people do complain that it is caused by weather because some crops don't have a balanced weather system, maybe too much rain in some crops or sufficient rain in some crops, and if it happens like that, many crops will fail. Again, many people also complain that it is because of the poor economy in their country that makes many things increase, especially foods items, because even in agriculture, the cost of production gets high.

[Ayers]

Prices here in the United States for groceries (food/drinks/etc) skyrocketed about a year ago or so now where we had a 40 year high in the rate of inflation, in particular food was his about as hard as anything. Certain “sectors” of food such a seafood were often up as high as 80% from their year before sale price.  Since inflation has started to come back down a bit, prices have also fallen a bit, but they are certainly not back to “normal”, nor do I think they ever will be.

As far as I know about inflation that rises high and then pressed so that it is simpler, on average from the case of inflation will not return to normal positions, there are some external cases that can make the price remain expensive even though inflation has been sent down, namely one of them is a trader Retail which is directly in the mechanism of meeting with consumers, they want to get a profit that is more than the decline in purchase prices after price increases. Although basically inflation has dropped normally from the total, retail traders or traders who come in direct contact with consumers different from the story, they will take advantage of this kind of momentum to increase massive income from low purchases and sales at high prices, which results in price increases still ongoing and not back to normal.

I have read some hypothesis and the question is has inflation really decreased and is it really only 5% or 6% as announced by the government or is it actually much higher? So even though the government claims inflation is under very good control, but in reality it is not. And if your hypothesis is correct, retailers deliberately do not want to reduce prices, which further shows that there are group interests behind it. It seems that the market price management agency is deliberately turning a blind eye, allowing traders to manipulate prices, causing damage to consumers.