The virus has become one Article in the Wall Street Journal who, on Valentine’s Day, suggested to her readers that they “not eat breakfast to save money.”

Of course, the American newspaper was probably the “victim” (unless it was on purpose) of the clickbait headline it published. In fact, just a 250-word article refers to the increase in base prices. food included in breakfast in the US.

If you skip breakfast, lunch and dinner, you can save even more money. https://t.co/CCTJDIxt4R

— Douglas A. Boneparte (@dougboneparth) February 15, 2023

For example, eggs they recorded an increase of 8.5% in January compared to December and 70.1% compared to the same month last year. This is the largest annual increase since 1973 and is mainly due to the outbreak of bird flu in America. Notably, U.S. egg stocks in the last week of December 2022 were 29% lower than at the start of that year.

Similarly, non-carbonated cold drinks and juices (for example, orange juice) recorded in January an annual increase of 12.4% and a monthly increase of 1.5%. In Florida, this year’s fruit harvest was the worst in 90 years due to December’s polar cold, coupled with two hurricanes that hit the state and citrus disease.

In addition, the price for flakes in the US grew by 15% year-on-year (although the monthly figure was better than +0.4%), mainly due to the increase in world grain prices due to the war in Ukraine.

Finally, the WSJ invites its readers to give preference to fried. coffee rather than instant, as the latter recorded a larger monthly increase in its price (0.1% and 3.6% respectively).

In any case, naturally, most people focused on the title of the article, which had already become the butt of ridicule on social media.

first they came for your coffee… then for the avocado… now they want you to skip the whole breakfast… https://t.co/iQmu0lBMke

— Manan 🤦🏽‍♂️ (@manan) February 15, 2023

Skip breakfast to save money, but to access the full article, you must subscribe to WSJ 😂

— Sultan of Games (@sultanofgames) February 15, 2023

High flights for food and in Greece

The rise in food prices is not only an American matter, but is also observed in most countries of the world – and, of course, in Hellas.

According to data released yesterday by ELSTAT, this could inflation in January 2023 fell to 7%but food prices remain on an upward trajectory, with the food and non-alcoholic beverages category up 1.1% month-on-month and 15.4% year on year.

Compared to last year, the following products increased significantly: bread and cereals, meat (in general), fish (in general), dairy products and eggs, oils and fats, fruits (in general), vegetables (in general), sugar, chocolate . sweets – ice cream, other products, coffee – cocoa – tea, mineral water – soft drinks – fruit juices.