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The REAL Reason Groceries Cost So Much
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The pandemic is over, but groceries are still more expensive than 2019. So we looked into how your food gets to you and why it costs more.
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- Groundwork Collaborative: groundworkcollaborative.org
- ReFED: refed.org
- International Fresh Produce Association freshproduce.com
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Food Is More Expensive, Right?
1:21 The History of Supply Chain
5:11 The Journey of Your Food
11:25 Why Food Is Getting So Expensive
23:45 Is There Hope?
Correction:
17:06 Publicly traded*
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
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NYTimes: nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
NYTimes: nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html
Vox Borders: youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU
NPR Planet Money: npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
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The REAL Reason Groceries Cost So Much
Use code johnnyharris at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: incogni.com/johnnyharris
Join Newpress, our community-driven hub for creator journalism: newpress.com/go
Check out all my sources for this video here: docs.google.com/document/d/14TUklYgV2BM43NZ5GvwLSCO8MoWwNsxjasrRO4j_f5Q/edit?tab=t.0
The pandemic is over, but groceries are still more expensive than 2019. So we looked into how your food gets to you and why it costs more.
Special thanks to:
- Groundwork Collaborative: groundworkcollaborative.org
- ReFED: refed.org
- International Fresh Produce Association freshproduce.com
MORE CHANNELS:
Check out my new channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision youtube.com/@christophe
Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party youtube.com/@SearchParty
All the music for this video was created by our in-house composer Tom Fox and is available to license or just to listen to on our music channel Chromatic. Here's the soundtrack to this video: youtu.be/D7awDX0wNy4
Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing
Get our World Map t-shirts now!
White "World Map" shirt: store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf
Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf
I made a poster about maps - check it out: store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster
-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Food Is More Expensive, Right?
1:21 The History of Supply Chain
5:11 The Journey of Your Food
11:25 Why Food Is Getting So Expensive
23:45 Is There Hope?
Correction:
17:06 Publicly traded*
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
- press -
NYTimes: nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
NYTimes: nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html
Vox Borders: youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU
NPR Planet Money: npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
- where to find me -
Instagram: instagram.com/johnny.harris
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@johnny.harris
Facebook: facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox
