"jack masters" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
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>>> Ahem. Silly me, I was thinking about *food* - not other products - as I
>>> assumed that's what we were discussing.
>>>
>>> And as for salmon and shrimp - never seen their prices go down in the
>>> 20-odd years that I have been buying them. Soft drinks (which is sorta
>>> food-related) haven't got cheaper here either. Maybe I should move to
>>> the USA?
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Chatty Cathy
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>> My point is this: Cereal is a good example of a product which is made
>> here in the U.S., so at least at this point in history, it is not going
>> to get cheaper because the manufacturers move production to China or some
>> other country where workers are paid very little. The only other way
>> cereal could get cheaper is if the manufacturers lower the quality, and
>> that won't go over well with retail customers for very long.
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> You would be surprised at what food (or half-products) get shipped all
> over the world. In the case of cereals most of the final product sold in
> the US might originate there, but some bits will probably be imported (the
> box itself comes to mind; how many of those are 'printed in ...').


Actually, I wouldn't be surprised. The OP mentioned shredded wheat. I know
EXACTLY where the factories are which manufacture the product for U.S.
markets. They're all domestic.