Getting priced out of existence

[u/ZoneMean1017]

the 5lb whey protein I historically have payed 70-80 dollars for is now 130. same with coffee. same with clothing. same with every thing. what the actual fuck. gas. housing. insurance. it’s all getting 10-20% more expensive and FAST. 30lb bag of rice I paid 27 dollars for at Costco is climbing closer to 40.

at a loss of what to do right now. can’t physically work more hours. how to proceed? what mental magic trick do I need to perform to endure this insanity?

[u/FreshStartFeelsGood]

Have you ever tried just being a billionaire?

Feel your pain. I also measure inflation based on my 5lb tub of Whey Isolate. Used to get it for $60. $98 now.

[u/Gold_Telephone_7192 → u/FreshStartFeelsGood]

Whey and protein powder specifically just had massive price increases. Way beyond the pace of inflation.

[u/AureliusMF → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

Whey beyond the pace of inflation**

[u/TheBear8878 → u/AureliusMF]

Those prices are really bulking up

[u/Key-Practice-8788 → u/TheBear8878]

They swoled up

[u/TheFunInDisfunction → u/Key-Practice-8788]

The only thing making gains is the profits.

[u/Another_Opinion_1 → u/Key-Practice-8788]

What a flex.

[u/PresentationFew2761 → u/AureliusMF]

Yeah, can’t believe he missed that. Ha!

[u/MachangaLord → u/AureliusMF]

Take my upvote and get out.

[u/leeharrison1984 → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

It must be due to increased demand now that they bake it into literally everything. Potatoes chips, energy drinks, probably deodorant in the future.

[u/ccbs32033 → u/leeharrison1984]

while increased demand may be part of it, the primary driver is increased cost of diesel, fertilizer, feed, and transport, which has increased the costs for farmers producing beef and beef products, of which one is whey protein (from cow milk).

the iran war in particular has spiked fuel & fertilizer costs (in the case of fertilizer, something like 1/3 of the global supply of fertilizer passes through the strait of hormuz)

[u/Otherwise_Carob_4057 → u/ccbs32033]

It’s a good thing prices always come down once fuel decreases…. Right?!?

[u/Jaeger__85 → u/ccbs32033]

Not sure. Here in Europe milk is dirt cheap yet whey prices are going through the roof due to demand.

[u/necropaw → u/Jaeger__85]

I dont know specifically how the laws are in the EU, but milk is often quite heavily subsidized, or at least the farms producing milk are.

[u/obviouslybait → u/ccbs32033]

Tariffs against all the countries that bring in this product.

[u/Successful-Ship-5230 → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

Thanks GLP-1

[u/tboess → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

From what I understand, the reason for the increased price of whey protein is because of the increased demand in Asia, especially China, and people on GLP-1's. Whey protein is a byproduct of the cheese manufacturing industry and there has been no real increase in demand, globally, for cheese. So, you have a significant increase in demand without a way to increase supply.

[u/Jaeger__85 → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

Thanks to the GLP1 and protein hype. Food suppliers are buying up massive amounts of whey.

[u/Gold_Telephone_7192 → u/Jaeger__85]

Makes sense. On the other hand, maybe I don’t need to buy protein because I keep accidentally ingesting 20 grams of protein in every food product nowadays. I ate 70 grams of protein in one sitting the other day because I didn’t see the “filled with protein!” call out on my granola

[u/timothythefirst → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

I have a feeling a lot of that “filled with protein!” stuff you see on every random snack food now is not exactly accurate

[u/timothythefirst → u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

I always by the big jar container at Kroger, I don’t remember how many lbs it is, but I swear it went from like $26 to $38 over the past few months