To a degree, but don’t underestimate the extreme degree of inefficient “profit” built into the US system. Even basics like fruits and vegetables often have a half dozen companies in the process, and each one pads the pricing with as much headroom has they can get away with. If you can buy produce from a farmer directly it is often half the cost or less, and they’re getting a better deal too than if they sold to a wholesale distributor. Processed foods, manufactured goods have even more companies involved padding on their own margins.
Basic/common fruits and vegetables are really cheap in America? Unless you go to a fancy store I guess.
And it can go either way tbh, but straight from the farm isn’t drastically cheaper in my experience. Sometimes more expensive as well, but worth the quality increase imo.
the standard of living must be a bit lower south of the border
Or the cost of living.
one influences the other, I suppose
To a degree, but don’t underestimate the extreme degree of inefficient “profit” built into the US system. Even basics like fruits and vegetables often have a half dozen companies in the process, and each one pads the pricing with as much headroom has they can get away with. If you can buy produce from a farmer directly it is often half the cost or less, and they’re getting a better deal too than if they sold to a wholesale distributor. Processed foods, manufactured goods have even more companies involved padding on their own margins.
Basic/common fruits and vegetables are really cheap in America? Unless you go to a fancy store I guess.
And it can go either way tbh, but straight from the farm isn’t drastically cheaper in my experience. Sometimes more expensive as well, but worth the quality increase imo.
There are Americans living on that.
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