foodstuffs

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Government vouchers lift income to $150 a month but that still falls far short of the amount a family needs to buy basic foodstuffs -- $645, according to private estimates.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Plans for higher tariffs on furniture, for example, have already been postponed, while levies on some imported foodstuffs have been reconsidered.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Shoppers have seen price rises for some products, including toys, appliances and furniture as well as certain foodstuffs.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

It was sensible to remove those, but it was especially bizarre to introduce charges on foodstuffs not even produced in the U.S. in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

She, Klenam, would stay, and after school I could go and bring foodstuffs from the farm and check my fish traps.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo