Subject: Re: Aldi vs Walmart price changes on same item.
definitely inflationary. In your example, tomato's up 6%, lettuce up 19%.

Lettuce is up due to shortage and high demand.

Tomatoes are all tariff related, but may be covered by NAFTA 2--so minimal increase. 6% is ok, especially if the price fluctuates all year--with summer being lowest price due to volume output from Mexican fields (ripened in the field). US tomatoes are usually hothouse grown and turned red by using chemicals/gases to ripen them artificially quickly. Outside looks ripe but inside is nowhere ready for eating.