CHRIS ROPER: The rapid rise in food price inflation

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The rocketing prices of eggs and onions elsewhere mirror the rapid rise in food price inflation in South Africa. A recent household affordability index reveals the scale of the situation, writes ChrisRoper.

Maybe the Americans need to build that border wall of theirs out of chicken wire.

According to the US border patrol, egg smuggling from Mexico is a huge problem. Egg and poultry seizures rose 108% from October 1 to December 31 last year. Yes, if this keeps up, soon you’ll be watching a Netflix series about the wild and violent world of egg cartels. Probably called something like Chickos, and blurbed: “You can’t make an omelette without shooting a hen in the head. Violent egg lords fight over the new gold.”..

 

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