6.20 Inflation: Why Are Food Input Prices Falling But Grocery Prices Rising? | Nucleus Investment Insights

Published: May 11, 2023, 5:20 a.m.

Vegetable oil prices have halved. Cereal prices are down 20%. Dairy similar. Sugar is one of the few food ingredients that is up (and Ukraine/Russia are not even major producers), but meat is down.

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At the same time, international shipping rates have plummeted. The Baltic Dry Index is about 75% lower than its peak in 2022.

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So, why are grocery prices still rising?

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In this week\u2019s podcast, Nucleus Wealth\u2019s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, and Senior Financial Adviser, Samuel Kerr discuss what is really going on with inflation.

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