… Poor data collection on food prices means Canadians may be finding it much harder to put food on the table than the federal government is acknowledging, after all.
Take the federal agency’s own findings, Morrison said. In September 2019, Canadians paid an average of $2.82 for 500 grams of peanut butter, according to Statistics Canada.
In September 2020, that price had dropped to $2.69. And by September 2021, it was back at $2.82.
“I don’t see this in my data,” said Morrison. “We see a range from $3.39 to $5.59 in the current price. And at the highest, we see up to $9.99.”
