Is food suddenly loads more expensive? Why?

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Ok. Panicking if it continues.
Just been to the local shop for tinned tuna and couldnt get it below 2 pounds. Corned beef 2. 50.
These were once cheap options for sandwiches. Now i see them as protein to be saved for an evening meal, and for sandwiches to be made from paste, marmite, soft cheese etc.
I have noticed my usual bread rolls go from 90p to 1.10.
Milk stayed the same. Squash much more money.
Is it just me? Yes i could have gone to aldi and not the corner shop but even so.
I honestly dont see how places like tesco are going to stay open if this continues, nor how anyone could afford to fill a trolley for the weeks shop.
Is it just me or is food becoming too expensive? Thats before tv license, water, petrol getting dearer each year.
How are we supposed to manage when wages dont rise at the rate of inflation?

As someone who is not in UK atm. You have no idea how inexpensive your food items are!

I understand that there is fear about rising costs though and that is very understandable. But no one seems to know why this is happening so relatively suddenly.

“Corned beef has been that price for a couple of years. I remember being gob smacked as I thought it should be cheap too”

Why? It’s made from animals!

OP the two examples you give (tuna and corned beef) are both meat options. They should not be cheap sandwich filler items. Meat should be eaten once in a while, not just slapped between bread and eaten (or thrown away) without a moments thought to where it came from.

Our coop isn't that expensive at all. It even sells some of the same wine as waitrose but a pound cheaper.

It has stiff competition from a sainsburys local though. That's priced only about 5% higher than the sainsburys superstore a mile away. Both stores start heavily yellow stickering when things still have a day or so left.

If five or more people petition their local council, they are obliged to look into setting up more allotments

Co-op is the biggest rip off there is. I only ever buy reduced stuff in there or emergency rations. Problem is that they seem to have the monopoly in the poorer areas

Sainsbury's used to be very good value for money, good quality for the price, they have reduced the cheaper brands and became overall more expensive.

I agree Ghost however corned beef is poor quality meat. I wouldn't expect it to cost the same as a couple of chicken breasts.
And I did argue that sandwiches need cheaper fillings. When I was growing up we had jam sandwiches. Chicken was for a special occasion such as a picnic. Sausage rolls were homemade and also for special occasions.
I think part of it is that we have become used to eating a huge amount of food. Problem is that now I'm panicking, I am buying more and eating more, rather than wasting anything. I've put on 2 stone.
Actually I've been to 2 European Countries this year and things like bread and cheese and fruit were the same. Milk was noticeably dearer and their milk came in UHT bottles rather than Fresh. I have never seen milk how we have it here in huge plastic bottles in any other country.
It is the fact it is rising in price quite quickly which is scaring me. Teenagers need a lot of food.

Lots of free recipes on the web. Cook basic, real food.

Will take a look.

Our previous corner shop was pretty good but since we've moved next to a mcolls it's like

DH gets our shopping from Morrison's and anything forgotten or desperately needed needs to be gotten from home bargains a few drives away.

Don't get me started on gluten free food

I definitely agree ours Is pretty cheap, when DS wants to save for something he spends 5 pound a week for food

He did that 1 pound a day challenge not sure if you've heard of that trend apparently it's a YouTube one
but did that pretty well and ate 3 solid meals
So far it's just corner shopz but they know they're only used desperately so can up the prices as people are willing to pay

Lidl is more expensive, I went today and didn't get nearly as much as I usually would in a weekly shop and it cost me £80!

Aldi sweet potatoes have gone up by 6p EACH!! Thank fuck they're massive!

That veg trug thing is about £200, hardly a budget option , disingenuous to pretend it actually sorts anything if you've got limited funds.

I have to budget the plastic pots and however much potting soil I need so probably under £20 and we're not really on the breadline.

So pretty much in the hobby territory IMO.

It’s expensive but once you’ve got it, it’s there. An investment purchase and yes not something everyone could buy, but you can buy similar sized stuff for cheaper. It’s just an easy example of a small but practical veg grower lol

I wonder if they put up the prices in school holidays??
I have noticed the price of mangoes, avocados and melons have gone up massively.
I tend to buy a few bags of cheap apples, some bananas, pears, then carrots cucumber radish and peppers. That's our weekly veg apart from frozen and tinned.

Most people don't understand JUNK FOOD IS CHEAPER then normal healthy food raising prices simply means more people buying junk food because it is cheaper....

Buying the ingrengents for a decent sized family laginue made from scratch £8ish.

Buying a ready made lasguine made from shitty chemicals (aka the mircowaveables) = £3 to £4 tops.....

I still think Morrison’s are pretty good. Excellent bread!

I love morros but it is expensive

The branded stuff can be quite pricey its real cheap if you stick with Morrison's own or savers DS saves loads

Was on holiday yesterday. Think it was meridian news. Said prices had doubled in the shops in the last year: potatoes and spinach were mentioned.

Nothing to do with Brexit. Just farming: rubbish winter then drought/hot summer.

I think food has gone up a little bit in the last 2 years - approximately 10%. After next spring I suspect it will go up significantly more than 10%. Three guesses why?

Plus it was also on the news yesterday that so hot milk farmer needed to put his cattle inside, no grass outside, and feed them bought in food. He said prices he's paid for milk will have to rise or else he'll go bust.

How is Brexit to blame for that?

Coop is extortionate. Avoid at all costs in future. But yes, prices are going up. You could blame Brexit or you could just blame the natural inflation that happens every single year 🤷🏻‍♀️

Milk was noticeably dearer and their milk came in UHT bottles rather than Fresh. I have never seen milk how we have it here in huge plastic bottles in any other country. This is pissing me off a bit now. Have a wee think why that might be.

Price rises can happen for more than one reason so

1. 15% devaluation of pound following Brexit
2. Poor harvest conditions
3. inflation pressures It is possible for all three to impact at same time. Food prices are low in U.K. compared to US for example so they could rise a lot.