Food freedom: the effect of regulations on food prices

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When I’m in line at the grocery store, I’m at fault for spying on other people’s carts. I also wonder if they judge what’s in my basket, such as, why do you want so many boxes of frozen sausage?

The New York Times recently published an interactive article titled “What Your Shopping Cart Says About You,” in which it shares shopping cart photographs and receipts from retail stores from shoppers across the country.

I could most relate to Gabby Cavazos, a mom from Texas, who said she buys fresh berries every time she shops because it’s the only fruit her child will eat.

It is so common among young families that they even ask for it: the budget for berries.

My daughter also loves strawberries, but it’s getting harder to find a good deal because food prices continue to rise.

Every dollar bought at the grocery store can go up. For me, that extra money can help pay for summer child care.

For someone else, it may simply be cash to buy gas to get to work, pay an application bill, buy medication, or, if you’re lucky enough, go on a summer vacation.

Iowa’s farm families work hard every day to provide nutritious and affordable food for all. However, as more people live in cities and more people get rid of agriculture, farmers are faced with new demanding situations when it comes to producing our food.

Iowa Farm Bureau’s latest Food and Farm Index, conducted through Harris Poll, found that 81% of Iowa grocery shoppers are concerned about government regulations that increase food costs. This is 4% more than last year’s survey and 19%. jump in 3 years.

More than four in five grocery shoppers also said it was vital that farmers have the flexibility to use farming practices to provide them with other potential features and valuable features in the supermarket.

Unfortunately, other states have recently followed produce mandates and restrictions, leading to higher food prices.

For example, grocery shoppers in California have noticed a 40% increase in retail costs for some cuts of red meat this year due to state-dictated red meat production practices. Economists estimate that regulation will charge California consumers about $320 million.  

Farmers will grow what their consumers demand. However, regulations advocated through activists can take away our freedom to choose, especially for those who can least do so, such as the elderly, other people with disabilities, and families living on a budget.

We all have the right to make possible the food choices that are most productive for our family, our way of life and our values.

Although the only possible options are frozen corndogs, because they are quick, convenient and I know my daughter will eat them, with strawberries.

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