"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Steve La Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> Always on - topic...!!!
>
> Howzabout Y-O-U ... have y'all mentioned any extreme food price
> fluctuations lately, for better or worse...???
>
> As Sheldon posted, pork is a real bargain; I just picked up two bone - in
> sirloin pork roasts for 99 cents/pound...
>
> Awhiles back head lettuce was approaching three bucks per head, now it is
> much cheaper I've noticed that eggs seem to be dirt cheap most times, I am
> wondering how they can sell at that price...etc....
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>
> Yes, those that you mentioned have finally come back to a realistic price,
> beef seems to be the biggest jump where I am, 7 blade roast etc., just
> through the roof. Pork is extremely cheap,as are whole chickens Foster
> Farms right now (no Bruce, they are not tortured in CA so save it) Any
> fish, shellfish etc. is way out of most peoples budget. Tilapia used to be
> dirt cheap, but way high priced now (I don't do Tilapia) but I do notice
> the price increases.

Produce prices vary wildly here from store to store. 65 cents (sale price)
for an organic, green bell pepper at one store. $3 for the same at another.