Why are food prices so absurdly high and what could be done to fix this?

Question

Why are food prices so absurdly high and what could be done to fix this?

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Answer 1

Price gouging.

All the grocery stores that are crying about supply chain issues driving up the cost of food because of the pandemic are now reporting record profits.

So the real answer, whatever anyone tries to tell you, is price gouging.