food prices

September saw global food commodity prices drop as declines in the sugar and dairy industries offset a new peak for meat prices.

The USDA’s August 2025 Food Price Outlook forecasts anticipates that food prices will move higher by 2.9% in 2025.

In the first six months of 2025, retail prices for six food-at-home categories grew more slowly than their average rate of growth over the same months between 2005 and 2024, and prices fell in two categories.

As Americans nationwide gear up to celebrate Independence Day, families planning a cookout celebration should plan to spend about the same as they did last year.

The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri recently released its 2025 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook report.  The outlook for U.S. farm finances is characterized by two competing story lines. For producers of many crops, net returns are down sharply from recent peaks as output prices have declined more than input costs. The...

Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Executive Director for the Modern Ag Alliance, is leading efforts to advocate for U.S. farmers' continued access to the tools they rely on to grow our food while facing increasing obstacles.   "The list of challenges facing agriculture today is, frankly, growing by the day," she noted.  "J...

Grocery stores and gas pumps are important inflation indicators.  While inflationary concerns have been persistent in recent years, the back and forth regarding tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as the tariffs on Chinese goods, have prompted additional concerns about prices.   ...

The Food Price Index increased 0.4% in January.  The food at home index rose ½% over the month as four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased.  The indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.9% over the month, as the ...

According to the latest USDA Food Prices Outlook, food prices moved higher, both month-over-month and year-over-year.   "For all food prices increased by .2% in December and they were 2.5% higher than they were in December of 2023,” noted USDA economist Megan Sweitzer.  She added, when co...

Canada’s recent Food Price Report 2025 forecasts a rise in food prices between 3%-5%, pushing the average family of four’s annual food expenditure to $16,833.67, an increase of $800 from last year.  Though 2024 saw food prices grow more slowly than expected, affordability remains a major concern for Canadians as inflation continues to erode household budgets.  Despite easing...