Best Food Buys Flexible Shopping List for Week End
Weather and market notes advise cautious buying to balance budgets this week end. Pork, chicken, beef cuts, eggs and seafood offer best values at the meat counter while fruit supplies shrink due to Florida freezes and dock strikes. Prices rise on many items with good fruit limited to apples pears grapes and avocados amid tight vegetable supplies and steady lettuce costs.
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Tom Piper
Penn State Extension
Florida
Best
Grocery Stores Stock Food For 15 Days
Retail food stores have a 15 percent days supply of foods on hand per person in the continental United States, per a USDA Economic Research Service report for civil defense. Based on 2000 calories and 32 ounces of liquids daily, cans, bottles, dried goods, and packaged items store long term while fresh and frozen foods remain the remainder. Manufacturer brand guidance helps consumer choice and product consistency.
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Continental
United States
US Department of Agriculture
Department’s Economic Research Service
Office of Civil Refense
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