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[Mike K.]

The only other location for No Frills on the Island is Port Alberni.

[LJ]

Typically around this time we get notices from suppliers about the annual (at least) dairy increase from the dairy commission, so imagine my surprise to see this is actually going down this year! Increases are typically 2-5% based on fat content and other metrics, but the decrease this year is a whopping 0.0237% or less than a penny per litre of raw milk.

Look at all this affordability!

https://www.cdc-ccl....e-decrease-2025

So is the US method better? It is sure better for consumers..

 

[Matt R.]

Almost $9 for 4l homo off the island farms semi now, plus deposit and enviro fee and gst on the enviro fee.

Even wholesale club is getting up there.

[Tony]

An article on grocery prices in Canada

 

https://www.narcity....y-province-2025

[Victoria Watcher]

Except the article fails to explain why the wild price variations.



One of the biggest head-scratchers is the price of salmon. Saskatchewan — a landlocked province that's about as far from any ocean as you can get in Canada — has the cheapest salmon in the country at $24.95 per kilogram. Meanwhile, B.C., the country's top salmon producer, has the most expensive at $31.39. It's a bizarre pricing trend that suggests factors beyond local supply play a big role in food costs.

[Tony]

The article is information that is easy to accumulate. It is of use as such.

 

An investigation as to the various reasons for the many differences in prices would require much more difficult  and expensive research.

[Victoria Watcher]

Don’t we get that for our $2b each year into CBC?

[aastra]

Apparently Walmart search, online ordering, etc. has been non-functional for several hours today.

[Mike K.]

They need to send celebrities into space, clearly.

[Victoria Watcher]

That’s Amazon.

[Victoria Watcher]

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. says it's still working to stock its grocery store shelves with more Canadian products as shoppers look for local alternatives during the Canada-U.S. trade war, but the company's chief executive admits the shift may not last.

 

"We recognize that Canadians care deeply about the region of the product they purchase and we continue to actually seek out Canadian growers and manufacturers for the products we sell," Loblaw president and CEO Per Bank told analysts on a conference call Wednesday, as the company reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago.

 

While Bank said it's difficult to gauge consumer preferences in-store, data from Loblaw's online grocery service shows a clear pivot by shoppers toward the "Buy Canadian" movement that has gained momentum since U.S. tariffs went into effect.

 

He said less than four per cent of PC and No Name brand products come from the U.S.

 

"Just before this meeting, I was down in the test kitchen and I was observing that they are testing a lot of new products," Bank said.

 

"They have been really, really busy to help mitigate the tariff situation so we can buy less from the U.S."

 

 

https://www.stalbert...ter profit rose

[Mike K.]

I heard the buy Canadian thing is now over?

Stores are back to selling Heinz. But then most of the American stuff we have, is made under license here, or by a subsidiary.

[UDeMan]

People got tired of paying more for a product that was not as good.

[lanforod]

You can get Canadian made Heinz.

[Matt R.]

I heard the buy Canadian thing is now over?

Stores are back to selling Heinz. But then most of the American stuff we have, is made under license here, or by a subsidiary.

I think many folks realized that a lot of food, perhaps even a majority, that they buy is already not American, and the fight they were looking for wasn’t really there. So they give up Campbells soup and buy Aylmer instead, or the Moroccan oranges instead of the California ones. Glad we solved the climate crisis and are good with South African produce instead of California!

Some changes have been made in stores of course, but I think the thrill is fading especially as we start to see nicer weather and folks aren’t housebound scrolling the buy Canadian pages.

[Mike K.]

Yeah, makes sense.

What’s the next big thing going to be, I wonder? Something to do with Alberta oil?

[Matt R.]

I’ve been waiting for canola to drop due to Chinese tariffs which should cause a glut in the domestic market, no? Of course, nothing has changed.

Fuel surcharges the same, despite lowered fuel costs. Food costs are essentially flat over the last 100 days, but I’m still comparing invoices daily.

[Mike K.]

Don’t wait for it to change. Call your supplier and negotiate it off your bill.

[Matt R.]

Fat chance, but they’d probably toss me a free case of potatoes!

[Mike K.]

There you go. I’m sure they would, too.