Why are fruits and veggies so expensive in USA?

[Talhacikk]

How is people supposed to eat healthy while this prices are so high?

[LiamS95]

A lot of farmers have lost their inexpensive crop picking crews that always came up from Mexico on temporary work permits to do the harvest picking of vegetables and fruit, work that no American would even consider doing especially for the pay the Mexicans were receiving. Transportation costs have skyrocketed due to fuel costs. Electricity costs have gone up and that ends up costing more to season and store the picked vegetables & fruit in refrigerated, humidity controlled warehouses. The list of reasons why food costs have gone up is endless. This is why I grow most of my own produce and fruits as well as dual purpose chickens for eggs and meat which are far healthier then anything you can by in the grocery stores and much fresher.

[strateguy632]

Nice theory if so why price of tomato less? Despite inflation?

[strateguy632]

Aww. You hate paying but at least trump policy made it cheaper than democrat time DESPITE inflation.

Price did not increase with inflation! trump made healthy tomato easier to buy:

35 cents cheaper and far less than Europe and other countries

Picture.

[Agape93]

Takes a lot of time, space and materials to grow, preserve and ship things.

[rgb008]

Because someone’s gotta buy it to eat it. But don’t look at me…..

[Talhacikk]

God😭

[strateguy632]

Vague but i deciphered what you meant. Good point!

[WhiteSteve]

We’re all having the day MAGA voted for🤷‍♂️

[lightbulb27]

in my state ya know how much of this stuff we produce? Not much, we have to import... with a crap currency spent to oblivion.

So that's the problem... lack of production and declining power.

[exitseven]

Yuo have to shop more carefully. I buy fruit from one specific market where the prices are considerably lesss. It is a little extra work but it is worth it.

[Talhacikk]

How much money do u spend for them per week?

[exitseven]

it is between 100 and 200 dollars. Most weeks it a a little more than a hundred buck. I think it is a lot but I have apps for the supermarket and take advantage of sales. Once a moth I go to BJs Wholesale club as stock up on things like eggs and produce. At Thanksgiving you cannot bet them for Butterball turkeys too. I get most of my meat from one of the mail order places. I locked in the price a year aog before the prices went crazy.

[Alex-Snow]

It is them plus thousands of other items that are out of control with excessive prices. I thought a certain president promised to lower inflation.. uuuuummmm

[KostasKouvalis]

Because farmers are money grabbers and don't want to break even or take a loss and the government is greedy snd doesn't want to subsidize with thrir own money

[Laws-Of-Existence]

Because americans are supposed to print money and buy from you instead of growing anything.

[Likes2drive]

Maybe because there’s less farms because nobody wants to really be a farmer anymore so most of that stuff is imported from Mexico

[NathanDavis]

that's capitalism/consumerism

[itss_lily]

i blame trump and his administration🤷🏻‍♀️

[Abbycado]

Government policies are one big reason.

[Anonymous]

Everything else is too. thanks Trump!

[Talhacikk]

How many dollar is needed for a decent lofe in usa nowadays?

[Iron_Man]

everything is now

[strateguy632]

Stop believing askers? First @Iron_Man
check, trump policy and tarrif made ground beef and chicken and tomato cheaper.
See
Are questions here really just propaganda? ↗

[Paige2006]

Because they are seasonal

[wkhan_87]

Because america seeking for war