Why is it food cost nearly twice as much now as it did a decade

>I am unfamiliar with the concepts of inflation and external factors

>>7812947
>GMO
You said it.
GMO means patent, which means monopolistic intellectual property exploitation, which means distortion of market prices.

>>7812947
Wait for the inevitable 21st century oil shock in the other direction, as in over $200 a barrel or something. We eat oil today, bad planning. All it takes is a few Allah Ackbars over there in the ME, a Russian bear gone berserk, a rogue China...the possibilities are endless.

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>>7812999

>>7812999
Trips of truth

>>7812947
Food is cheaper dumbass. Meat used to be a luxury. It just seems more expensive due to inflation.

>>7812947
hoarding

>>7814619
Pretty much this I think, also remember you have to take things like population growth in account.

>>7814619
This. Also it would be even cheaper if the government wasn't giving farmers billions of dollars to produce less food

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Here's why. Higher population equals higher demand.

Short answer? Jews.

>>7814719
this

>>7814619
not this