# The Price Of American Groceries: Ongoing Updates **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 28, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535 "2025-01-28T15:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/1 "2025-01-28T15:05:56Z")
Trump promised to bring the price of American groceries down to earth. And he believes strongly that he is going to do it. So it only makes sense to have a thread monitoring his unbelievable progress. **Please list the enormous savings you have noticed here.** In the unlikely event tariffs to countries (which account for, say, 74% of fruits and vegetables imported) actually raise prices, you could list that too. But Trump says that isn’t going to happen, and when has He been wrong before? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/2 "2025-01-28T15:17:09Z")
The price of 95% lean ground beef (I love it, Mrs. Plant hates it-but I digress) went from $8.95/pound under Biden to $9.95 under Trump. I am certain that it is sleepy Joe’s fault. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/3 "2025-01-28T15:32:32Z")
I couldn’t tell you the price of eggs because during our visit to Costco two days ago, they had no eggs and no signs of any sort. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/4 "2025-01-28T15:45:14Z")
A single egg now costs $40. > **[Amazon.com: Premium Ostrich Eggshell (Grade A, Large Size) : Arts, Crafts &...](https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Ostrich-Eggshell-Grade-Large/dp/B07RXPT22G)** > > Ostrich Eggs Shell Plain, Authentic Egg for home / office Decorations. For one who intends to do carving, painting, mosaic or make your own type of art Cleaned and ready for Decor and ready for a Creative mind to create Awesome egg sculptures. This is life in Trump’s America. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/5 "2025-01-28T20:34:46Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > A single egg now costs $40 Oh, good one! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/6 "2025-01-28T20:40:19Z")
In Ontario, a dozen large white eggs are (US) $3.50. I can buy eighteen large brown eggs for (US) $5.50. In either case, about thirty cents each. Ten years ago, Canadian eggs were twice as expensive as American ones. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/7 "2025-01-29T00:45:24Z")
This is why the US Bureau of Labor produce [Consumer Price Indexes](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/8 "2025-01-29T04:52:21Z")
Semi-seriously, my food and sundries bill had a $50 spike the last two weeks. Because I bought replacement N95 masks, and cycled my emergency shelf-stable food supplies. The first because, well, I expect his government to take no action on our next pandemic (some bird flu mutation, Captain Trips, or Flaming Pustule Mule Disease) and figured I’d get some while they’re still cheapish to toss in the back of the cabinet. The second, because while it’s a year or two early, if there is another emergency in Colorado (fires, snow, etc) I’m expecting that federal aid to a state that voted against him three times is going to be slow to arrive if at all. I’ll slowly finish replacing all the emergency and 72 hour kit over the course of the next 6 months even if it’s early. Thankfully we buy coffee from Costco, so we’re good for quite a while even if the @#$%^&\*() “emergency” tariffs had stayed up, but I’m still afraid we might see some short term panic buying and supply issues there as well. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/9 "2025-01-29T14:40:07Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I couldn’t tell you the price of eggs because during our visit to Costco two days ago, they had no eggs and no signs of any sort. I’m not the only one noticing a lack of eggs. [![](https://www.elpasotimes.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/28/NPPP/77993206007-020225-bennett-eggs.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) ](https://www.elpasotimes.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/28/NPPP/77993206007-020225-bennett-eggs.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/10 "2025-01-29T14:41:59Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I’m not the only one noticing a lack of eggs The $40 egg I linked above arrived, and it was just a shell! Live in Trump’s America… ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/11 "2025-01-29T17:03:21Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > A single egg now costs $40. Kidding aside, one of my best treasure finds is an antique scrimshaw ostrich egg with very detailed mythical figures and whaling scenes carved. And it’s guilt-free, no whales or walrus involvement. It’s very similar to the one at left: [https://www.potomackcompany.com/auction-lot/scrimmed-ostrich-egg-and-reproduction-scrimshaw-w\_00044D8BBA](https://www.potomackcompany.com/auction-lot/scrimmed-ostrich-egg-and-reproduction-scrimshaw-w_00044D8BBA) ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/12 "2025-01-29T21:54:29Z")
I just paid C$7. for a dozen large eggs. There were cheaper noname. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/13 "2025-01-29T22:51:10Z")
Kroger here has a dozen eggs at $9.99. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/14 "2025-01-29T22:54:08Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > It’s very similar to the one at left: Wow that’s beautiful. I take it you have no 4 year old’s in the house? ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-price-of-american-groceries-ongoing-updates/1013535/15 "2025-01-29T23:06:02Z")
I don’t or any other usual hazards like pets or natural disasters but, even so, I still don’t have it OUT, where it could get knocked over in a freak accident/sleepwalking mishap. Mine has the same band across the lower half as the one in the photo, possibly the same artist or workshop, and came with a much later tripod stand.