Not quite ‘stockpiling’, however, I will be purchasing extra shelf stable items: imported oils, dried pastas, rices, tomato, canned fish and others, for sure. Perishables will be a problem. Imported cheeses? Yikes! I guess I’ll be paying the increased prices if the goods are available.
I bought canned mandarin oranges at the beginning of DJT I because they are imported. The price didn’t escalate as high as I thought they would. I bought a case for my grandson and he went through them pretty quickly.
I will pay more attention to the items I do buy and the country of origin.
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We’ve been more mindful about keeping what we need in stock, anticipating price hikes and possibly supply chain disruptions. One essential that I have stocked up on is my allergy medication, which isn’t made in the U.S.
I’m also looking to make sure we have favorite staples around that give us joy and figure into many meals: olive oil, balsamic, parmesan, curry pastes, hot sauce (Cholula is my all-arounder), pastas, rices.
Now I’m thinking about wine, which we buy from a sole-proprietor owned store.
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As a resident of PA, I cannot wrap my head around that concept.
Didn’t even think of that. Now I’m going to have to do a quick check of my medicine cabinet.
Currently pharmaceuticals are excluded from the tariffs (but that doesn’t mean that they could be part of a future round)
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It’s been so difficult to keep up with this ping pong match 
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Tariffs specific to pharmaceuticals are expected. Sigh. I don’t want to leave myself unprotected from a disruption or a price spike in the allergy med that works best for me (lessons I learned during the pandemic disruptions).
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As a former resident of PA, I can empathize! When my mom was alive, we would often pack a special (to us) bottle of wine to enjoy with her on our holiday visits.
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Alaskan Salmon is frozen and shipped to: China, Southeast Asia for processing, then shipped world wide.
Labor in Asia is much less than Alaska.
The Alaska Salmon Fishery is exporting US jobs to Asia.
As I over supplied with things during the pandemic not really stocking up now. But watching prices carefully
But the CSA will be nice for produce this summer.
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Counterpoint
(fwiw that is, or ostrich theory – a Sri Lankan American chef I follow said yesterday that her suppliers have informed her there will be a 44% increase in their pricing):
NYT: “Tempted to Panic-Buy? Sit Down and Have a $1.50 Hot Dog Instead.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/your-money/tariffs-panic-buying.html
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No. Just the 20 % off wine sale today purchase California wines
I’m more determined than ever to make sure I don’t waste any food, that I buy small amounts and use it up.
Eating out is a luxury I can’t afford, I’ll just buy a good burrito now and then. (Lasts for 2 meals!)
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A day or so on, my concern isnt so much that food may cost me a few pounds more each month, it’s the ability to pay that’s more significant. The value of our retirement savings, on which we depend to top up our pensions, has dropped by 5% since the tariff announcement.
As it’s against forum rules, I’m not going to attempt to discuss the politics but, suffice to say, I am an unhappy, and poorer, camper.
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Yes, for those of us 60+ it’s scary times, especially as the safety nets are beginning to wear out 
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I’ve lost enough to put a serous hurt on my future plans. I don’t have the actuarial time left to make it up.
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I wanted to “like” (“knife”) your post, but it’s too sad.
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The current food costs and cost of living are very hard on families with young kids, and people who have been laid off, as well as seniors, as well as many other demographics and groups I haven’t mentioned.
Seniors start at 65 where I live, if we are going to draw a line in the sand.
Most people who are the elder Gen X (60-63 yos) are not ready to be called seniors. 
People have a tendency to see problems through their own lens, and not realise the same problem is affecting others in another age or demographic, as well, in a significant way.
The world was rearranged to make room for the Baby Boom, to coddle the Baby Boom.
Baby Boomers have had a sweet ride in many ways compared to the Silent Generation, Generation X, the Millenials, or Generation X.
The Millenials I see in my own family seem to be in a sweet spot relative to Gen X and the younger generations. I figure, in my family, that’s because my Boomer cousins coddled and helicoptered their Millenial babies. Spoiled kids marrying spoiled kids, creating more spoiled kids, compounding the entitlement in a few cases.
I don’t see entitlement in the Millenial HOs posting here.
I have seen some rage by Millenials lately in Ontario and I don’t know if it’s got anything to do with their demographic or their upbringing. Hahaha 
I know times are getting harder for everyone.
I feel bad that food costs are causing issues for many pensioners.
I feel bad that food costs are expensive for everyone that is having trouble making ends meet.
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Certainly in the UK we have. We are pretty much a unique generation with many of us having what, in the UK are called final salary pensions (an inflation proofed pension based on a percentage of one’s final salary). My father, who worked all his life for a clothing manufacturer in the city, had a tiny fixed pension - only a few pounds a month. And the generation following me now have much less job security or work for companies which no longer offer final salary pensions. Yes, it’s one of those rare occasions where I’m pleased to be in my mid-70s.
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It’s probably too early to stock up for Christmas, but Swiss chocolate. There were already 20-25% price increases last year due to crop issues, now someone’s afraid of Switzerland and needs to slap a 31% tax on their exports? So arbitrary and capricious. But hey, EU stuff will only be 20% more, so now Valrhona will be a little more competitive 
Ugggghhhhh. Cacao DOESN’T GROW in the US!!! Hawaii produces a tiny bit, but they don’t exactly have the space for more.
Oh, and 47% on Madagascar? Buy your vanilla products now!
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I’ll be OD’ing on Swiss & German chocolate, and German, Austrian, Greek, Italian & Spanish wines and all that jazz in May & June while overseas. I may not ever return (really, why?).
As for now, I bought a bunch of red & green curry, hot pot base, and mapo tofu sauce. All about $80 total. Oh, and some big-ass frozen shrimp.
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