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30. Yep. Take a wild guess why.

Reply to patphil (Reply #10)

Wed May 27, 2026, 12:19 PM

May 27

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21263371

Disruption in the Middle East, which accounts for 9% of global aluminium smelting capacity, has upended trade flows far beyond the Gulf, industry sources told Reuters.
An ensuing tug-of-war is playing out in regional physical market premiums U.S. and European buyers pay above the London Metal Exchange benchmark for aluminium, which is used in everything from cars and beer cans to building materials.

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The cost of meat is ridiculous...................... Lovie777 May 27 #1

I was just telling my mom the other day that Haggard Celine May 27 #24

HA HA HA HA! A quiet rooster? Jacson6 May 27 #37

Think a valium might work? Haggard Celine May 27 #38

Pellet Rifle always worked back in the day. Lochloosa May 27 #39

Hmmm. I've got a pellet/bb gun. Haggard Celine May 27 #40

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True. I've seen more people than ever ask the checker to take the beef off. peppertree May 27 #27

It looks to me as though they're having trouble scapegoating. ananda May 27 #34

Because of infrastructure damage in the gulf, it will take 1.5 to 3 years to return to prewar production. Swede May 27 #2

Full-blown recession by this time next year. Wednesdays May 27 #26

3 onions, 2 garlic, cilantro lapfog_1 May 27 #3

Farmers are now paying much higher prices for fertilizer and fuel and that is gonna add to price of food. Botany May 27 #4

Don't blame Trump - blame the GOP who enabled him RainCaster May 27 #11

Good point. Too often we forget that Republican politicians are the disease, Trump is only the symptom. Fil1957 May 27 #15

I would amend that to say "Don't JUST blame Trump" LR3 May 27 #18

The GOP and Trump are one in the same Botany May 27 #21

Hello, RainCaster. It is not the GOP enablers. The root cause is the robber barons, today's billionaires. They PatrickforB May 27 #23

We will have to win the presidency in order to fulfill your wish list Wednesdays May 27 #28

If we win those majorities, there will be impeachment and conviction. But yeah, then Vance, then Johnson... n/t PatrickforB May 27 #36

Depression-era soup lines soon (if not already). sakabatou May 27 #5

Given how the country is right now Bettie May 27 #17

We've had them for some time. They're called food banks now. paleotn May 27 #29

At this point Mossfern May 27 #6

It's still not too late to put out a garden. Emile May 27 #7

The vast majority of people cannot have gardens large enough intheflow May 27 #47

Thanks to every idiot who votes republican Mysterian May 27 #8

And restaurants dalton99a May 27 #9

Aluminum foil has gotten very expensive. patphil May 27 #10

It has nearly tripled... GiqueCee May 27 #12

Yep. Take a wild guess why. underpants May 27 #30

Yeah, I saw this coming. patphil May 27 #46

Tariffs followed by Donnie's big Gulf adventure. paleotn May 27 #33

Unsurprising lonely bird May 27 #13

It will not be good enough to simply win on the discontent of Americans for this situation... Ol Janx Spirit May 27 #14

About 60 days mtngirl47 May 27 #16

Every day, every single day it's more bad news Grim Chieftain May 27 #19

Tbh it's the entire billionaire class sucking America's neck like a vampire. Oneironaut May 27 #41

I've drastically reduced my drinking MustLoveBeagles May 27 #43

Sorry about the health issues Grim Chieftain May 27 #44

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I don't know how people are doing it. Prices are sky high Bristlecone May 27 #22

We're coming to the States in mid-July. We are prepared for the worst. DFW May 27 #25

The wheat harvest is looking sad Racygrandma May 27 #31

Don't underestimate just how bad popsdenver May 27 #32

kick Exp May 27 #35

Amidst all of the recent chaos in the Middle East genxlib May 27 #42

A pound of wild salmon is cheaper than hamburger Hassler May 27 #48

Smaller cattle herds will mean smaller feedlot operations, less market for corn and soybeans. eppur_se_muova May 27 #49

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