A recent headline emphasized the increase, and expected continued increase of food prices. In particular, produce is being hit hard. The La Crosse Tribune ran an AP story stating a food price increase of 3.9% in February, the largest in over 35 years. The causes are not only due to the recent freezes affecting crops in the southern United States, but also to worldwide draughts, increased demand, and a rise in the price of animal feed.
Steeper food prices have a profound effect on those individuals already struggling to make ends meet. Where someone with a sizeable income will simply decrease some of their discretionary spending, people at the poverty level have nothing to cut except the very basics like food, utilities, rent, and fuel.
Rising costs have an impact on WAFER as well, from both a donation and purchasing perspective. A donor who normally buys $25 worth of groceries for donation will get less for their money and, consequently, WAFER will receive fewer items. The food WAFER purchases will simply cost more, forcing quantity versus quality decisions.
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