High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years
4 months ago

High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years

CNN  

New York CNN — Americans are shelling out 22% more for groceries compared to when President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, according to October Consumer Price Index inflation data. “That’s going to bring down prices of everything.” Weekly US crude oil production just hit a new record of 13.5 million barrels per day, according to federal data dating back to 1983. But even if oil production were to increase even more — although it remains to be seen whether that is even feasible — it likely wouldn’t affect food prices much, said Phil Lempert, a grocery industry analyst and editor of SuperMarketGuru. “Until we can — if we can — fix climate change, there’s no way that food prices can come down,” he told CNN. Mass deportations, tariffs risk pushing food prices up If Trump fulfills his campaign promises to deport millions of people who entered the country illegally and slap sweeping tariffs on everything the US imports, Americans could see their grocery bills explode.

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'Shut Up About Egg Prices': Trump Shares Brazen Message About High Costs
1 week, 3 days ago

'Shut Up About Egg Prices': Trump Shares Brazen Message About High Costs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump, who promised to cut the cost of groceries on his first day in office, now seems to have a much different take on high prices as he shared a column with a very blunt headline: “Shut Up About Egg Prices ― Trump Is Saving Consumers Millions.” Trump posted a link to the Feb. 17 …

Trump slammed Harris' 'communist' price-gouging plan — but his DOJ is probing just that
1 week, 5 days ago

Trump slammed Harris' 'communist' price-gouging plan — but his DOJ is probing just that

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is opening a federal investigation into whether the nation's largest egg suppliers are engaging in price fixing or collusion — a 180-degree reversal from the GOP's position on the subject when egg prices surged two years ago under President Joe Biden, reported the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Despite the disruptions to the supply chain, …

Commentary: Trump promised lower food prices immediately, but I gave him six weeks. Here's my grocery bill
2 weeks ago

Commentary: Trump promised lower food prices immediately, but I gave him six weeks. Here's my grocery bill

LA Times  

Last year, it wasn’t uncommon to hear voters cite the price of groceries — including eggs — as a pivotal issue for them, and among those who said inflation in general was the most important issue, two-thirds of them voted for President Trump, according to one survey. But he yanked his Day 1 promise and pointed a finger, saying Biden …

Trump has glossed over high prices. Republicans worry it will cost them.
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump has glossed over high prices. Republicans worry it will cost them.

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—President Trump promised during the campaign to lower prices on day one of his presidency. Kemp said Georgia voters were generally happy with Trump’s performance so far and blamed former President Joe Biden for higher inflation. View Full Image President Trump’s early executive actions have focused largely on immigration and retooling the federal government and not on high inflation. The …

How food companies are prepping for Trump tariffs — and what it means for you at the grocery store
3 weeks ago

How food companies are prepping for Trump tariffs — and what it means for you at the grocery store

Salon  

Standing in the aisle of my local Mariano’s this week, I stopped to wonder when Modest Mouse became grocery store music — a reminder of time passing, and therefore my own frail mortality — and picked up a six-pack of sparkling water. And according to experts, President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs — 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada, and …

'Are your grocery bills lower?' Ad targets soaring price of eggs under Trump
1 month ago

'Are your grocery bills lower?' Ad targets soaring price of eggs under Trump

Raw Story  

As Republicans in Washington, D.C., work to give the wealthy more tax cuts by targeting programs that help millions of American families, critics on Friday called out U.S. President Donald for his "broken promises to working people." The American Federation of Teachers and MomsRising announced in a Friday statement that they partnered up for an electronic AFT president Randi Weingarten …

It’s easy to guess why Trump has quit talking about inflation
1 month ago

It’s easy to guess why Trump has quit talking about inflation

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump has taken a sledgehammer to the US federal government, renamed the Gulf of Mexico, revived plastic straws and pledged to own Gaza, but has done little to address inflation. “No, I think we’re gonna become a rich, look, we aren’t that rich right now, we owe $36 trillion, that’s because we let all these nations take advantage …

Trump’s Grocery Prices Promise Hit By Surging Inflation
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Grocery Prices Promise Hit By Surging Inflation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s election promise to bring down the cost of living took a bruising Wednesday as figures showed that U.S. inflation surged last month. The unexpectedly hot inflation figures blow a hole in one of Trump’s biggest pledges on the campaign trail. We’re going to get the prices down.” Yet shortly after the election, Trump started …

Trump furiously spins to blame Joe Biden after bad new inflation data
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump furiously spins to blame Joe Biden after bad new inflation data

Raw Story  

Inflation data released on Wednesday showed that prices unexpectedly grew in January, the first month of President Donald Trump's second term. "Egg prices, a closely watched symbol of rising costs, soared 53% in January compared to a year ago," ABC News writes. "Beef prices climbed 5% and bacon prices jumped 6% in January compared to a year ago, data showed." …

Tracking the price of eggs, meat, milk and other staple US grocery items
1 month, 1 week ago

Tracking the price of eggs, meat, milk and other staple US grocery items

CNN  

CNN — The cost of food in the US increased significantly amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the steep inflation that followed. The price of eggs could increase by as much as 20% this year, according to one government forecast, after detections of avian influenza among the nation’s poultry flocks have strained supply. And the looming prospect of new tariffs on …

US consumers to pay more? Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada could drive up food and grocery prices
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US consumers to pay more? Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada could drive up food and grocery prices

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump on February 1 imposed a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, two of the country’s largest suppliers of agricultural products. Impact on key food categories Mexico and Canada play a vital role in the US food supply chain, providing a significant share of several key food categories. Top agricultural exports to the US Here …

"Make good on your campaign promise": Democrats pen angry letter to Trump over high food costs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Make good on your campaign promise": Democrats pen angry letter to Trump over high food costs

Salon  

Democratic lawmakers are accusing Donald Trump of failing to act on his repeated promise to lower grocery prices on his first day in office. “During your campaign, you repeatedly promised you would lower food prices ‘immediately’ if elected president.” Back in August, Trump pledged to “immediately bring prices down, starting on day one” — a promise he’s continued to make …

Prices were a key issue in 2024, but Trump makes clear they're not his top priority
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prices were a key issue in 2024, but Trump makes clear they're not his top priority

NPR  

Prices were a key issue in 2024, but Trump makes clear they're not his top priority toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For as much that has happened in these first two weeks of the Trump presidency — and it's been a lot — one particular thing has been conspicuously absent: a focus on lowering prices. A top problem Trump said …

'The public is going to get angry': Dem insider warns broken Trump promise will hurt him
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'The public is going to get angry': Dem insider warns broken Trump promise will hurt him

Raw Story  

In his first week in office, President Donald Trump pardoned violent criminals and fired independent government watchdogs, but did little to lower the price of groceries. Democratic strategist Christine Quinn warned on CNN that this could be a big problem for Trump, as voters have regularly said that lowering grocery prices should be his top priority. "They made promises and …

Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger over immigration and inflation, specifically the rising cost of groceries. We’re going to bring those prices way down.” But in Trump’s first week back in the White House, there was little in his initial blitz of …

Trump is engineering 'a recession-level event': economist
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump is engineering 'a recession-level event': economist

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's new operations to deport undocumented immigrants have already spooked large numbers of agricultural workers who are staying away from their jobs for fear of being caught up in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid. In an interview with The New Republic, Cal State-Bakersfield economics professor Richard S. Gearhart warned that the loss of farm workers could portend …

Food costs are rising again. Here’s why.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Food costs are rising again. Here’s why.

Salon  

Unfortunately for inflation-weary consumers, 2025 won’t bring any immediate reprieve as food costs are projected to continue rising due to environmental factors and recent outbreaks threatening food safety. Since April 2024, there have been a total of 61 reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu within the U.S. “Eggs are one of the primary drivers of food inflation,” the WSJ’s …

Trumponomics is back: Tech-bros are delighted, but the price of eggs is soaring
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trumponomics is back: Tech-bros are delighted, but the price of eggs is soaring

Salon  

During the presidential campaign last year, Donald Trump made a series of speeches and appearances at economic clubs around the country. Trump evidently believes he won the election because he used the word "groceries," which he thinks was a unique and brilliant innovation that he was the first to deploy in a presidential campaign. As NBC News reports, one of …

'Soaring': Price of grocery staple Trump promised to make cheaper hits new record high
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Soaring': Price of grocery staple Trump promised to make cheaper hits new record high

Raw Story  

Donald Trump made the economy a major focus of his 2024 campaign, repeatedly blaming then-President Joe Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris for inflation. In fact, Olmsted — citing Consumer Price Index data — notes that egg prices hit an all-time high on the third day of Trump's second presidency. Egg prices in the United States, Olmsted warns in an …

Citrus harvest 'virtually halted' as workers fearing Trump order skip work: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Citrus harvest 'virtually halted' as workers fearing Trump order skip work: report

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump made major promises during the 2024 campaign to lower the cost of groceries. However, it appears that the president's executive orders on immigration could be throwing a wrench into any progress being made to lower the cost of food. NBC Bay Area reports that the citrus harvest in California's Central Valley has been "virtually halted" because migrant …

Trump ran on promise to lower grocery prices — few Americans now believe he will
2 months ago

Trump ran on promise to lower grocery prices — few Americans now believe he will

Raw Story  

Just days before he is set to raise his right hand and place his left on a Bible to swear an oath to the Constitution, President-elect Donald Trump faces low public confidence in his ability to fulfill one of his top campaign promises: lowering the price of groceries. “From the day I take the oath of office, we’ll rapidly drive …

Despite inflation, some everyday products actually dropped in price this year
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite inflation, some everyday products actually dropped in price this year

CNN  

CNN — From a purely economic standpoint, 2024 wasn’t too shabby a year for inflation.. Gasoline 2024 price change : Down 7.6% Gas prices may be highly volatile and highly integral to aspects of life and business, but they’re also highly visible reminders of how prices are trending. “Even during the pandemic, when inflation was rampant across the economy, most …

Americans 'seem to be catching on' to harsh reality of Trump's campaign pledge: columnist
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans 'seem to be catching on' to harsh reality of Trump's campaign pledge: columnist

Raw Story  

Americans are starting to wise up to the harsh reality that President-elect Donald Trump has no plan – and never did – to cut prices and bury inflation woes, according to a Washington Post columnist. And that could result in an expensive four years for consumers – many of whom fearing high prices are already stocking up on goods, Catherine …

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase
3 months ago

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase

CNN  

Rochester, Minnesota CNN — On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a grocery store here was plumb out of eggs. And it’s not just eggs — shoppers have seen jumps in beef, coffee and non-alcoholic beverages, driving up overall grocery prices to their largest monthly gain since January 2023. “Overall grocery price inflation is relatively tame; it’s essentially in line with where …

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase
3 months ago

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase

CNN  

Rochester, Minnesota CNN — On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a grocery store here was plumb out of eggs. And it’s not just eggs — shoppers have seen jumps in beef, coffee and non-alcoholic beverages, driving up overall grocery prices to their largest monthly gain since January 2023. “Overall grocery price inflation is relatively tame; it’s essentially in line with where …

Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump admitted in an interview with Time magazine that it will be difficult for him to reduce consumer prices, contrary to statements he made on the campaign trail this year. “You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything.” “We will end inflation and make America affordable …

Grocery prices: Trump just said groceries will be more affordable ‘very soon.’ He’s also said that might be very hard to achieve
3 months, 1 week ago

Grocery prices: Trump just said groceries will be more affordable ‘very soon.’ He’s also said that might be very hard to achieve

CNN  

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump says Americans not being able to afford groceries will be a relic of the past. “They’re going to be affording their groceries very soon,” he said Thursday before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, where he was honored as Time’s “Person of the Year.” Americans paid 22% more for …

'U.S. jobs are at risk': Economic columnist sounds alarm on Trump's 'disastrous' plan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'U.S. jobs are at risk': Economic columnist sounds alarm on Trump's 'disastrous' plan

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's plans to throw drastic new tariffs at goods from Canada and Mexico are going to have immediate and massive impacts on American consumers, Washington Post economic analyst Catherine Rampell told CNN's Erica Hill on Tuesday — and not in a good way. So yes, as it pertains to Donald Trump's promise that he would lower grocery prices, this …

Trump’s proposed tariffs could bring higher prices for groceries, cars and clothing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s proposed tariffs could bring higher prices for groceries, cars and clothing

LA Times  

A customer shops for groceries in January in Wheeling, Ill. Prices for consumer goods could rise across the board if new tariffs are imposed once President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year. “If we get tariffs, we will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer,” Phil Daniele, chief executive of AutoZone, said in the company’s most recent earnings call. …

Thanksgiving dinner groceries: How much can you buy with $100?
4 months ago

Thanksgiving dinner groceries: How much can you buy with $100?

Associated Press  

Why did prices spike and will they come down? Higher energy prices also made it more expensive to transport goods and make packaging materials like aluminum cans. In 2022, the war in Ukraine caused global wheat and corn prices to surge, while a severe outbreak of avian flu in the U.S. caused a spike in egg and poultry prices. Droughts, …

Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
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4 months ago

Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse

CNN  

New York CNN — Americans are fed up with high grocery store bills and they’re hoping President-elect Donald Trump will bring relief. “It’s based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how supply and demand work — and what immigrants do in this economy,” said Hernandez, author of “The Truth About Immigration.” Any easing in demand for food from deportations would be …

Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills
4 months ago

Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills

Associated Press  

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. And many economists think Trump’s plans, including putting tariffs on imported foods and deporting undocumented workers, could actually make food prices rise. Asked how he would lower grocery prices during a September town hall in Michigan, Trump said …

We're Economists. Here's What We Really Think Of Trump's Plan To 'Lower' Grocery Prices.
4 months ago

We're Economists. Here's What We Really Think Of Trump's Plan To 'Lower' Grocery Prices.

Huff Post  

SOPA Images via Getty Images Graffiti by the Portuguese artist Kilos depicts Donald Trump with a banana in his mouth. Dietrich Vollrath, professor and chair of economics at the University of Houston, told HuffPost that if the tariff on foreign products is 20% or more, “grocery prices will be demonstrably and persistently higher.” “If Trump signs an executive order mandating …

High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years
4 months ago

High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years

CNN  

New York CNN — Americans are shelling out 22% more for groceries compared to when President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, according to October Consumer Price Index inflation data. “That’s going to bring down prices of everything.” Weekly US crude oil production just hit a new record of 13.5 million barrels per day, according to federal data dating …

Food prices worried most US voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills
4 months ago

Food prices worried most US voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills

New Indian Express  

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. And many economists think Trump's plans, including putting tariffs on imported foods and deporting undocumented workers, could actually make food prices rise. Asked how he would lower grocery prices during a September town hall in Michigan, Trump said …

Voter frustration with rising prices had a major impact on the election
4 months, 1 week ago

Voter frustration with rising prices had a major impact on the election

NPR  

Voter frustration with rising prices had a major impact on the election We look at the impact of inflation on the outcome of the presidential elections this week. Maziar Minovi, who heads the Eurasia Group, has studied dozens of elections going back decades and found whenever there's a sustained period of high inflation, voters are twice as likely to lose …

“Do you believe Americans can afford higher prices?": Trump's food tariffs criticized in debate
6 months, 1 week ago

“Do you believe Americans can afford higher prices?": Trump's food tariffs criticized in debate

Salon  

The word "food" was mentioned only twice in Tuesday’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. Yet, it quickly became clear that policy discussions would be secondary to performance last night, something Jon Stewart noted in his “The Daily Show” wrap-up of the debate: “After surviving the PTSD of the last presidential debate, how unbelievably …

Food industry executives push back on Kamala Harris’ plan to fight “price gouging,” corporate greed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Food industry executives push back on Kamala Harris’ plan to fight “price gouging,” corporate greed

Salon  

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is planning to enact the first-ever federal law against corporate price gouging in the food and grocery industries, much to the frustration of some major corporations and food executives. In a speech made last Friday, Harris promised to crack down on “excessive prices unrelated to the costs of doing business” by food suppliers and grocery …

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump's economic attacks
7 months ago

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump's economic attacks

New Indian Express  

Harris isn't looking for any radical departures from President Joe Biden, who stepped down from the race last month and endorsed her. Some of Trump’s economic advisers offered further rebuttals to Harris' plans before she spoke on Friday, with Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the former president's campaign, calling them representative of a “socialist and authoritarian model.” Kevin Hassett, a …

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
7 months ago

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the economy at a campaign event at Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday. Some of Trump’s economic advisors offered further rebuttals to Harris’ plans before she spoke Friday, with Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the former president’s campaign, calling them representative of a “socialist and authoritarian model.” Kevin Hassett, a former …

Harris zeroes in on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a big role in the campaign
7 months ago

Harris zeroes in on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a big role in the campaign

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of the 2024 election WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries and laying out plans to cut other costs as she looks …

Harris zeroes in on high food prices as inflation plays a big role in the presidential race
7 months ago

Harris zeroes in on high food prices as inflation plays a big role in the presidential race

LA Times  

President Biden listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the administration’s efforts to lower costs during an event at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Md., Thursday. Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price …

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump
7 months, 1 week ago

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump

NPR  

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. Nobody says about crowd size with me, but she has 1,000 people or 1,500 people, and they say, oh, the enthusiasm's back.” There were at least six different misstatements here – Trump has had large crowds, but “in history,” there certainly there have been people with larger crowds, from Barack Obama and …

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way
8 months, 1 week ago

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way

NPR  

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America Grocery prices are no longer climbing as much as they did in the last two years — but many Americans are still frustrated by what it costs to put food on the table. Here are …

31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election

Al Jazeera  

The cost of living is a key issue in an election expected to end 14 years of Conservative Party governance. While inflation has finally returned to the central bank’s target of 2 percent after hitting double-digit highs in 2022 and 2023, people are still paying much more for essentials, including food, than they were just a few years ago. Food …

Conservative admits Trump’s policies 'would result in price spikes' for most Americans
9 months, 1 week ago

Conservative admits Trump’s policies 'would result in price spikes' for most Americans

Raw Story  

One plank of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is lowering prices for gas and groceries, which remains a top concern of most American voters. But at least one economic expert is doubtful that Trump's policies would do anything to make goods more affordable — in fact, he says prices will likely jump even higher under a second Trump administration. …

Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently

NPR  

Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images A lot goes into planning a personal budget – and the price of food and how it fluctuates with inflation can be a big part of that. And interestingly, for the last eight months, consumers have been reporting …

"Drill, baby, drill": Trump's plan to curb food inflation? He doesn't seem to have one
1 year ago

"Drill, baby, drill": Trump's plan to curb food inflation? He doesn't seem to have one

Salon  

On Super Tuesday, the results which made the seemingly inevitable November rematch between former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden all but official, Trump called into Fox News and was asked how he would tackle sustained food inflation in America. Trump continued: “We’re gonna get a lot of that oil, are going to get the oil and gas right …

Food prices fall for first time since 2021 as inflation remains unchanged
1 year, 1 month ago

Food prices fall for first time since 2021 as inflation remains unchanged

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Inflation unexpectedly held steady last …

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