From WorldAtlas.com - High grocery costs are important indicators of how people are living. The states at the top of this ranking share clear, measurable pressures that shape what families pay at the checkout. The States with the highest average weekly grocery bills are Hawaii ($333.88) and Alaska ($328.71), naturally. Hawaii faces high import costs tied to ocean freight and limited local supply, while Alaska's prices reflect long internal distances, harsh weather, and reliance on barge and air freight for many communities. Cost structure matters too. On the mainland, California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, and Florida combine strong metro demand with high wages, commercial rents, utilities, and distribution costs that raise the price of everyday food.
High bills can surprisingly surface in lower-cost regions. Mississippi and Louisiana illustrate the price effects of rural coverage gaps, weaker competition in some markets, and storm-related supply risk along the Gulf. New Mexico shows how long-distance distribution for sparsely populated regions can push groceries higher.
One of the formulas they didn't discuss is how the numbers fluctuate by family size and whether or not financial aid is involved. Mississippi is a bit of a shocker, also. They also didn't discuss the chubbies and how much more they spend...
Since growing food is bad for the planet, the UN (as you posted earlier) has a plan: no more growing of food, no more people, no more need for groceries. Problem solved.
ReplyDeleteJust a tiny little bit of food will be grown of course for the UN elite.
"'Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour'"
Also how many folks grow some of their own food, where the data comes from (all stores, including places like Costco, etc. or just traditional grocery stores) and so much more. Three kinds of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics (attributed to many including Disraeli and Mark Twain).
ReplyDeleteI doubt there is a category for grandma likes to cook and the grandkids are here most of the time.
ReplyDeleteFlorida's groceries wouldn't be so expensive without that $15/hour minimum wage all the dope smoking potheads voted for a while back. Because higher wages require higher prices to support said wages.
ReplyDeleteIt's called an 'average'.
ReplyDeleteNot a chance the grocery bill graphic is correct. Moved from ND to GA and everything is cheaper here. For example, ND artificially inflates the price of milk to "protect" dairy farmers so it ends up over $4 a gallon. In GA, I can typically get it for $2. Shipping costs to the frozen tundra also adds to the prices.
ReplyDeleteI'm not expert on groceries in Alaska but, I took a trip to Barrow and a pineapple was $15.
ReplyDeleteAs it SHOULD BE.
DeleteThey can shove it up their ass.
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