High Food Prices Have Canadians Eating Less, Stockpiling Food: Poll

High Food Prices Have Canadians Eating Less, Stockpiling Food: Poll
Fresh produce and groceries are shown at Summerhill Market in Toronto on Feb. 2, 2022. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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Canadians are stockpiling food and changing their eating and purchasing habits in response to rising food prices amid soaring inflation, according to a new poll.

More than 1000 Canadians surveyed were asked if they had taken any steps in the past 30 days to reduce their food costs. The majority of Canadians polled, 61 percent, said they had purchased less expensive food and 25 percent reported stockpiling food. Seventeen percent of respondents said they were eating less food.