Another food price shocker on the cards for South Africa

[BusinessTech]

Another food price shocker on the cards for South Africa

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector raise the alarm over possible price for certain food groups in South Africa.

 

[mojoman]

Its how we like it here in Shockingly Stll Sunny South Africa...

 

[Solitude]

The ANC is like: "Why is this happening?"

Their supporters: "Damn those white people."

 

[Madhawk]

I can’t afford to buy whey protein anymore, I’m losing all my gains…. #voetsekAnc

 

[ShaunSA]

As unlikely as it is starving people might just rethink their life choices

 

[Die Uwe]

As unlikely as it is starving people might just rethink their life choices

They might think, those nasty boers are trying to kill us. Lets go EFF and kill them.

They are unlikely to think, it is the **** goverment I vote for that is to blame, sad but true

 

[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1615633666591408128

 

[backstreetboy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1615633666591408128

I'm still not going vegan.

 

[lexity]

Another food price shocker on the cards for South Africa

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector raise the alarm over possible price for certain food groups in South Africa.

It's strange... raising the alarm is usually a call to action, to avert an impending criminal act or to arrest a criminal where a crime has already been committed.

I agree, though, there is a need to raise the alarm. But what action is being called on? And by which stakeholders, exactly, since aren't we all stakeholders in the food production industry?

Out-of-control prices (without a corresponding increase in quality) are usually an indicator that the market is cornered. Which, in turn is an indicator of anti-competitive action.

This is fortunately quite easy to trace back to its source i.e. State producer-protection, parading as State consumer-protection.

We all hold a stake in the agricultural/food production industry. Don't we all have something to lose by having the market cornered with the help of the State? Judging by the thread-title, it looks like it.

 

[rvZA]

Its f**king okay. South Africans are now f***king getting used to going f***king hungry. So raise that food prices and we will just f**king eat even less. Let those fat thieving pigs stealing tax money and f***king up the economy eat all the meat themselves.

 

[epah]

As unlikely as it is starving people might just rethink their life choices

You think they will? As long as those grants are still coming in everything the ANC will have a nice tick next to them on the ballot.

 

[epah]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1615633666591408128

They spelt De Ruyter wrong but this is really sad.