DoomsdaysCW<p>Rising Food Prices Are Likely to Continue, Thanks to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Trade Wars </p><p>Wholesale prices on fresh and dry vegetables rose nearly 40 percent, and soon consumers will feel the pinch</p><p>By Peter Wade, August 17, 2025</p><p>"As wholesale and consumer prices have risen, so has the demand on food banks, which were already hit hard with shortages due to federal budget cuts earlier this year and actions at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” congressional Republicans passed last month also cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a>) benefits by $186 billion, meaning more people may be turning to increasingly strapped food banks to make up for the loss in food assistance."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rising-food-prices-trump-trade-wars-1235410245/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/rising-food-prices-trump-trade-wars-1235410245/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/kvJTy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/kvJTy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RichGetRicher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichGetRicher</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungerGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HungerGames</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SNAPCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNAPCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodShortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodShortages</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxBreaksForTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxBreaksForTheRich</span></a></p>