Wholesale vegetable prices rose 38.9% in July, the biggest jump on record.

[riversedge]

Wholesale vegetable prices rose 38.9% in July, the biggest jump on record.

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[SheltieLover]

1. Yup

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. What is your source for this claim? Thanks. And good evening. NT

[NickB79]

4. I found this on Axios

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/inflation-vegetables-ppi

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. I'm not a subscriber, but usually what this means is

on an annual basis. The headline writers don’t always make that clear. The “Today Show” isn’t much help:

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Wholesale Vegetable Prices Are Skyrocketing. What Does That Mean for Shoppers?

The nearly 40% increase is the biggest one-month move for a summer month in almost a century.

AUG. 15, 2025, 11:03 AM EDT
Chrissy Callahan

As the rising cost of living continues to put pressure on consumers’ wallets, a potential new price hike at the grocery store is threatening to put a damper on people’s attempts at eating less meat and more vegetables.

In July 2025, wholesale prices for domestic fresh and dry vegetables skyrocketed 38.9% compared to a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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[Harker]

3. I doubt he eats any.

Unless, like Reagan, you count ketchup.

[Jack Valentino]

5. THANK JEEBUS that Trump made food prices go down "on day one!"

oh.... he didn't?


(AS IF the Potus has much power to lower food prices....)

((although it seems he can make them WORSE !!!))

[mercuryblues]

6. Peak produce time

When prices normally would be quite low. I have also found that the quality sucks.

https://www.kaaltv.com/news/produce-prices-spiked-39-in-supermarkets-from-june-to-july/

ABC 6 News) — The cost of fresh food is on the rise as the price supermarkets pay to fill the produce aisle rose 39% between June and July.

That report is according to the latest Produce Price Index, which tracks the prices businesses pay for products.

It is the biggest price jump since March 2022 and the biggest-ever summer price hike.

[malaise]

7. So how will he try to hide these figures

Asking for those who didn’t vote for this

[mercuryblues]

14. Fake news

[Maninacan]

9. Asparagus

Asparagus was 6$ LB today. Doubled this year.

[edhopper]

10. It's as if

There aren't any workers to pick the crops.

[BoRaGard]

11. Republicons did this to America

[Demovictory9]

12. Kick

[dalton99a]

13. .