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To: kimberley who wrote (59474)	5/10/2022 12:48:55 PM
From: ajtj99	3 Recommendations Recommended By kidl kimberley towerdog Respond to of 97932

I've been doing a version of this for the past year to stay ahead of inflation. About a month ago, I bought about a years supply of dried pasta to stay ahead of the coming price increases. This past weekend, I bought 3-cases of 28-oz crushed red tomatoes for pasta and pizza sauce. I've got 30-cans now. Tomatoes have been going up about 30% at the store, but the 28-oz ones had not yet. I got extra diced 28-oz cans as well. Puree as well. I stocked up on cooking oil last year ahead of the increases. I'm slowly gathering olive oil as well. I keep buying flour and sugar to keep my 1-year supply up to date. I'm in the process of working down my meat in the freezer that was bought at far lower prices in the pandemic. I bought a whole bunch of broth and stock, which we use to make soups. If I had more freezer space, I'd have frozen milk last year, as it has doubled in price since then. Ice cream is something I wish I could buy ahead on right now, as it has not yet had the increase milk has. I don't eat it, but others here do. The kids still like it when I make chocolate malts for them on weekends. For me, this is just more about me hating to pay more when I know things will be much more expensive later. I just hate sending money to money heaven. I guess it also gives us food security as well. I've been running into periodic shortages at stores for almost 2-years now. A lot of it was due to production issues related to Covid absences. It's hard to produce at 100% when 30% of the workforce is out sick.

To: kimberley who wrote (59474)	5/10/2022 12:53:49 PM
From: ajtj99	Respond to of 97932

I've actually been quite shocked liquor hasn't gone up yet in price. I'm probably going to quit this week anyway because it makes the 6-pack pop better when you don't drink alcohol.

To: kimberley who wrote (59474)	5/10/2022 1:44:49 PM
From: kidl	3 Recommendations Recommended By ajtj99 kimberley Sun Tzu Respond to of 97932

Ukrainian intelligence says grain stolen by Russians is already in the Mediterranean From CNN's Tim Lister in Lviv The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defense ministry said that grain stolen by Russian troops in occupied areas is already being sent abroad. The intelligence directorate claimed that a "significant part of the grain stolen from Ukraine is on dry cargo ships under the Russian flag in the Mediterranean." "The most likely destination is Syria. Grain may be smuggled from there to other countries in the Middle East," it said. The directorate also said the Russians "continue to export food stolen in Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation and the occupied Crimea." It said that in one of the main grain-producing areas — around Polohy in the Zaporizhzhia region — grain and sunflower seeds in storage are being prepared for transportation to Russia. A column of Russian trucks has left the town of Enerhodar, which is also in the Zaporizhzhia region, under the guard of the Russian military, the directorate claimed. The final destination of the column was Crimea, it said. Grain was also being stolen in the Kharkiv region, and 1,500 tons of grain had been taken from the village of Mala Lepetykha in the Kherson region to Crimea. Last week, the defense ministry said nearly half a million metric tons of Ukrainian grain had already been stolen.