Price hike is real…

Inflation has now just become an excuse to rise pieces and increase profits

Normally wouldn't suggest direct Government intervention, but the independent financial bodies need to be politely asked to investigate the Supermarkets and large Corporations. There is obvious evidence of collusion, fixing and hiking of prices, stock control and other illegal Oligopolistic practices. Unfortunately the consumer, farmers (and animals) but also staff welfare suffers. Basic commodities were always either protected, or loss leaders (products sold at lower than cost) to attract customers to the store, but the astronomic price gorging is unacceptable and creating a dangerous precedence. Understandably we shouldn't need to subsidise food production, but when poultry and cattle farmers complain about losing money, going bankrupt as the Supermarkets fail to pass on profits and demand savings the industry cannot afford. Ultimately consumers suffer.

Currently the consumer is seeing record yearly food inflation from 10-80%, worse than late 70's, and wages can't keep up! This is hyper-inflation territory that could lead to uncontrolled price spiral but worryingly people starving as they can't even afford the most basic subsistence foods (i.e. potatoes, corn, flour, eggs, cheese, fats, salt, sugar, bread etc). The other concern is that the Supermarkets are removing, reducing or shrinking their value range or simply hiking the prices up so now it's a double whammy for the consumer. Of course Supermarkets need to make money, but not unrealistic profits to the detriment of their customers.

(Please note I'm not going into Companies takeover and acquisitions (i.e. Morrisons, Heinz - Kraft etc) which is part of the cause of price hikes as it would take too long. (edited)

Lidl 4 pack beans. 99p

Went up to £1.19 now they're £1.69.

Definitely not 11% increase.

Richer get richer

Those who say oh but inflation is 11%, why prices on some items gone more, really have no idea how things work!?
or what goes in growing/rearing/producing food.
Maybe they should teach some basics of real life and common sense at school....

You're not comparing the same supermarket though. Top screenshot is ASDA and bottom is Tesco. 15 eggs in ASDA are £1.79

Lidl's have also gone up £1.79 the other day. All these little increases add up in the end. For let's say a small £20 bits & bobs shop that money doesn't stretch far these days end up walking out with hardly a couple bags full.

They want people off animal products and onto bugs and insects to lower the make believe carbon footprint so expect more "bird flu" outbreaks etc all inline with Agenda 21

Cost of feed has skyrocketed, cost of heating barns has sky rocketed, cost of farming fuel is still high. Avian bird flu forcing chicken to be kept indoors and restricting movement of birds... It's an expensive time to be a chicken farmer. Fresh chicken is also incredibly expensive at the moment, £4 a pack for even the most saline injected low grade chicken breast possible seems to be the norm now.

Same with the Aldi Cheese I get. Was £1.79, now £2.69. My fear is retailers will get comfy with charging these prices even if/when inflation goes back down.