Government says inflation is “under control” after produce prices jumped 38% in November (and 80% year over year)
Friday, December 16, 2022 by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) Everything is just fine on the inflation front, we are now being told, even as the price of vegetables and other produce has increased by another 38 percent, according to the latest government data.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that in the month of November alone, prices on fresh farm goods increased by 38.1 percent compared to October. Over the past 12 months, vegetables are up a whopping 80.6 percent.
The situation is even worse for eggs, which are up an astounding 244 percent compared to 12 months ago. The cause, we are told, is “bird flu” – are you starting to see that their go-to excuse is always some mystery “disease” floating around the air?
Avian flu, the story goes, is responsible for the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys across the United States. And many more millions, we are told, will probably die in the coming months – how convenient.
As for fresh produce, drought conditions in the western half of the country are supposedly responsible for those price increases. The results of one recent survey suggest that 74 percent of farmers in 15 western states “saw a reduction in harvests” in 2022.
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