Inflation and the pandemic are making prices skyrocket, causing an unprecedented rise in the cost of spending. Here’s what has become absurd
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, from which it is slowly emerging, has brought with it numerous consequences. On the one hand, daily life has been turned upside down by masks, tampons and checks. On the other hand, the slowdown in production activities and consumption, especially during the lockdown, has caused the prices of many basic necessities to rise.
The food shopping it is one of these and, unfortunately, the cost increases do not seem to want to slow down. Here’s what they are the foods that have increased the mostto avoid if you want to save.
Increased cost of shopping: watch out for these foods
It is the cause of the increases that we are all undergoing inflation. The war in Ukraine is upsetting all political and economic equilibrium. The cost of agricultural raw materials has definitely increased and, in addition, the costs of the bills of water and gas, fundamental elements for agriculture, food production and distribution. The consequence of all these increases is suffered by the final consumer who, in the supermarket, notices a disproportionate amount increase in the cost of goods of first necessity.
In addition to expensive fuel, in fact, families have to take on another increase in a basic necessity: that of shopping. If some foods are essential, and you can’t help but buy and buy them, others can wisely give up. The asset that has risen most in price is theseed oil, which saw an increase of 19%. This is followed by three commonly purchased and consumed foods: the fresh vegetables (17%), pasta (12%) and butter (11%). Up to now, therefore, it is difficult to establish what one can do without.
Immediately after, however, they arrive in the ranking seafood and flour, increased by 10% and 9%, followed by fresh fish. Of some of these foods, such as seafood and fish, you can then reduce the frequency of consumption. For others, however, one simply has to bear the cost increase. These increases in fact extend toentire agri-food chain, from the cultivation fields to the distribution of the final good. To try to stem the damage, according to Coldiretti Italy should aim for increase own food production, thus limiting dependence on abroad. By encouraging local production and, above all, the purchase and consumption of goods that come from their own territory, it is possible financially support their economy national, helping small farmers.
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