Dr. Sylvain Charlebois writes, "Experts often blame inflation on global events, extreme weather, or the exchange rate. But much of our food price instability originates closer to home."
Regardless (and the Code of Conduct does sound like a reasonable idea) these days going shopping has become a sobering and scary experience.
Items we were used to seeing on the shelves simply disappear and sometimes are replaced but more often then not are not or replaced with substitute inferior product.
Hamburger that used to be 99 cents a pound is now around $10 a pound and a good sale price now rings in around five or six dollars a pound.
Soup that used to be on sale of 75 cents a can is now on sale (when on sale) for around two dollars.
Then there is that marvellous phenomenon known as "Shrinkflation"..
One example... One popular manufacturer of salad dressings recently reduced the size of their product by 50ml and increased the price of said same product substantially.
None of the aforementioned bodes well regardless of how well intentioned a "Code of Conduct" may be.
In most of the Worlds Asian nations is Japan China South Korea, Vietnam India etc. Profiteering on the necessities of life is a Criminal offense and would get the Weston family 20 years in prison. . That' the reason . Canada allows Monopolistic food pricing to bs legal in Canada. Liberal Fascist govern ment aiding the billionaire owners of Canada's food industry so consumer in Canada pay more for less annualy.
Regardless (and the Code of Conduct does sound like a reasonable idea) these days going shopping has become a sobering and scary experience.
Items we were used to seeing on the shelves simply disappear and sometimes are replaced but more often then not are not or replaced with substitute inferior product.
Hamburger that used to be 99 cents a pound is now around $10 a pound and a good sale price now rings in around five or six dollars a pound.
Soup that used to be on sale of 75 cents a can is now on sale (when on sale) for around two dollars.
Then there is that marvellous phenomenon known as "Shrinkflation"..
One example... One popular manufacturer of salad dressings recently reduced the size of their product by 50ml and increased the price of said same product substantially.
None of the aforementioned bodes well regardless of how well intentioned a "Code of Conduct" may be.
What we really need to do is gather to know aur local farmers and bypass the food conglomerate. Then maybe farmers will get a fair price!
In most of the Worlds Asian nations is Japan China South Korea, Vietnam India etc. Profiteering on the necessities of life is a Criminal offense and would get the Weston family 20 years in prison. . That' the reason . Canada allows Monopolistic food pricing to bs legal in Canada. Liberal Fascist govern ment aiding the billionaire owners of Canada's food industry so consumer in Canada pay more for less annualy.