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TLDR; climate change, Russia, supply chain not recovered, labor shortages; more price increases expected :/

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With that said, processors and middlemen are definitely grabbing the large portion of the increased value of food at the stores

They always have. But the difference between the farm gate price and the store shelf price has got even wider in the last few years.

It's one of the main reasons why my brother and I didn't take over the family farm when it was an option.