One-in-three Canadians is tapping into savings or borrowing to buy food. Those are the latest findings in the Canadian Food Sentiment Index report by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab. Of those surveyed, food affordability remains the top concern, but transportation is adding to household financial strain. However, when it comes to eating out at restaurants or take-out, the numbers tell a different story with Millennials leading the way with spending the most money.

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[–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

One major issue is that the big grocers also own a good chunk of their supply chains.

So farmers get paid jack shit, the consumers pay through the roof and the grocers can claim that they need to raise the prices because of the supply, which they own while pocketing ever more money.

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