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What are inexpensive staples in your country? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The price of food and other basic commodities will soon rise in many places around the world. What are some commodities that are produced domestically or will remain inexpensive where you live? What do you expect will become more expensive? Please include your country of origin or region of the world in your reply.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Canada. Lentils, potatoes , rice.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Lentils and potatoes for sure, but we don't really grow rice in Canada. There are some examples, but we get our rice from the US, Thailand, and India, as well as many other countries. I eat rice very regularly and I have no doubt I've never eaten rice grown on Canadian soil.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

No but the question was staples that remain cheap. We buy a lot of Rice from India, even as prices may rise it is still cheap. A 10 or 20 lb bag of rice lasts a long time for meals.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Oops, I didn't see that part of the question, my bad! I sure hope rice stays affordable, that and tofu represent like half my diet :P

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

Mine too. Rice, beans, tofu, lentils, potatoes...and mixed veggies. Luckily we have a local grocery chain that is not Superstore and their prices on staple goods and veggies are like half the amount of Superstore