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    What’s up with apples prices right now?

    So I do realize to an extent it’s just right before Apple season – but they’re still so expensive!

    It’s been one of our go to cheaper fruits year round to keep the fruit basket full, and currently it’s starting to get harder and harder to keep fruits in stock.

    I usually aim for produce over processed foods especially for snacks, but that part of my grocery bill is starting to make me cringe lately.

    I live in the Southern USA

    What’s up with apples prices right now?
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    1. Competitive-Tea-3517 on

      No difference in apple prices where I am in Canada…. could it be that they’re imported and subject to tarrifs if you’re in the US?

    2. Traditional_Fan_2655 on

      Where are you buying them? I just bought a bunch of cosmos from Costco and they were reasonably cheap. They are also very, very sweet.

    5. LoriRenae on

      Supposedly cosmic crisps were bred for a one year shelf life. So, in theory they are specifically bred for the purpose of buying in bulk and storing.

      I cant recommend because it could just be marketing, but if so you could maybe save money bulk buying apples.

    6. CyberDonSystems on

      Last year there was an apple surplus. This year I’m guessing all the migrant workers are either in Alligator Auschwitz or are laying low so the gestapo don’t grab them. Between that and the tariffs, expect all fruit and produce prices to skyrocket.

    9. Environmental_Log344 on

      I noticed this in the last month as all prices are skyrocketing.. I used to buy apples by the pound but now I buy them prebagged. One thing I do is weigh the bag that is supposed to be 3 pounds for $4.99. Almost always it’s a little over 3 pounds. Not much of a victory. I eat one apple every day, sometimes two, and following that suggestion has not really kept the doctor away, lol.

    10. Powerful-Chicken-681 on

      Me, reading this, thinking you’re talking about the company, Apple.. or even the stock price lol.

    11. Ok_Nothing_9733 on

      Well, we’re probably entering a severe recession or depression here in the US, so…

    12. YouInternational2152 on

      Trump’s taxes (tariffs) are one of the reasons as apples this time of year are coming either from South America or New Zealand. The North American apple crop is just starting to harvest with Gala apples coming to market from California. But, the bigger issue is inflation. All the cost for farmers have gone up (All those deportations are the people that picked fruit) and as a result produce prices are up nearly 40% across the board.

    15. atkins4me on

      I see them as high as +$2.00 lb. I like variety so I purchase one or two each of different kinds. That’s about one a day and $12.00 a week. No idea what’s happening with prices and didn’t answer your question. Sorry.

    17. ashtree35 on

      The apples prices in my area have not changed at all recently. There was a slight increase around the time of COVID, but since then, I don’t think that there has been any addition increases. At least for the specific types of apples that I purchase regularly.

    20. cochese4269 on

      Krogers has 5 lbs of Pink Lady’s for $5 all day everyday.
      Every other apple is $1-2 above what it was 3 months ago.

    21. OkAdvantage6764 on

      Apples have increased in price here, but about the same as other groceries, say 10-20 percent. My beef this year is that they seem to be even less ripe than usual. I hate hard, half ripe apples. Seems like growers are maybe rushing them to market?

    22. hazelquarrier_couch on

      I am thinking that you’re eating last year’s apples and that might have a lot to do with it.

    24. ConsistentMove357 on

      Texas .99 cents large green my favorite 1.99 a pound at farmers market.20 cents cheaper. Only problem I see is Walmart Houston 7.99 a pound for hamburger meat

    27. Sensitive_Sea_5586 on

      Sugarbee Apples are BOGO at Publix this week. I typically think the quality is lowest at this time of the year because the apples have been in storage since last season. The quality will increase and with the abundance of supply, the price should improve a bit.

    29. wienercat on

      Apples aren’t in season just yet so anywhere you are getting them they are being imported. Meaning tariffs.

      For basically any question of “Why is this product more expensive?!” the answer is almost always going to be tariffs.

      Thank the GOP and conservatives who continue to vote for these shit bags for the lovely additional tax on all of our purchases.

      In a week or two the first big harvests of apples domestically will start and apples will be heavily on sale.

    30. Flux_My_Capacitor on

      …..looks around the room……

      Have you watched or read or heard ANY news this year?!

    31. Lylac_Krazy on

      I wish I knew what was happening. I was in NJ a few weeks ago, from Florida. Mangos were cheaper in NJ than in Fl.

    32. Life_Is_Good585 on

      Grocers set the price. Not the growers, etc. it’s the grocers. They can charge you up the wazoo and it doesn’t effect how much the growers get.

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