Dante
I have always been here
To listen to this nincompoop Captain Caveman
one would have to believe the chickens were all killed after the election.

Yet the lawmakers' letter points out that the numerous executive orders Trump signed since Inauguration Day on Jan, 20 only briefly touch on food: “Your sole action on costs was an executive order that contained only the barest mention of food prices, and not a single specific policy to reduce them."
one would have to believe the chickens were all killed after the election.

During Trump's campaign for president, he promised to lower food prices “immediately” if elected. He even told the press, “I won on groceries.”This link explains why prices went high -
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Are groceries more expensive than last year? | USAFacts
Grocery store food prices increased 1.3% from September 2023 to September 2024, and increased 11% from 2021 to 2022 – the largest annual increase in 40 years.usafacts.org
Several factors affect food prices, such as:
Supply chain challenges, including those related to COVID-19 and global relations such as the war in Ukraine
Inflation
Higher labor and transportation costs
Animal disease, such as the avian flu in 2022 which impacted egg and chicken prices
Extreme weather events which damage crops and affect animals
Yet the lawmakers' letter points out that the numerous executive orders Trump signed since Inauguration Day on Jan, 20 only briefly touch on food: “Your sole action on costs was an executive order that contained only the barest mention of food prices, and not a single specific policy to reduce them."
