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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by modeless on Thursday February 22, 2024 @12:41AM (#39463633)
The other side of this coin is that exports are very difficult. My dad is a nut farmer and the business is completely unsustainable right now. Expenses are through the roof while simultaneously crop prices are at all time lows due to the collapse of exports. It's nuts.
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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by thebruce87m on Thursday February 22, 2024 @02:48AM (#39464358)
> It's nuts.

Is this an industry saying?

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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by lostlogin on Thursday February 22, 2024 @02:58AM (#39464428)
A good brand name.
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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by grugagag on Thursday February 22, 2024 @06:48AM (#39465787)
How come nuts prices aren’t low for consumers though?
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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by oefrha on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:08AM (#39465953)
Businesses have a tendency of raising prices when costs rise but not lowering prices when costs drop.
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Re:Japan's Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high by hollerith on Friday February 23, 2024 @05:10PM (#39486792)
The price of the almonds at Trader Joe's was $8 per pound for many years, and now it is $6 per pound.
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