Gianna Short

While a few, or perhaps even many, shelves at grocery stores across the country have been low during the coronavirus pandemic, " but if we look at the prices we weren't seeing big pricing," USDA Economist, Gianna Short, says the most recent Consumer Price Index which covers March, shows  a 0.4% d ...

When it comes to the prices we pay for our groceries, Andy Herig with the Food Industry Association says this is a good time for consumers.  Last year retail food prices went up only 0.9% and USDA Economist, Gianna Short, said we can expect to see that trend continue.   ...

When describing the food purchased at a grocery store, economists use the term "food at home".  USDA Economist Gianna Short said, according to the final retail price figures, 2019 grocery store prices increased less than 1% year over year.  An...

If you were shopping for groceries 40 years ago, you remember skyrocketing food prices.  In the first three months of 1979, food prices increased of 17.7%.  Compare that to 2016 and 2017 when the average grocery store total dropped.  In 2018 food...

With just a few weeks remaining in 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it looks like grocery prices will be up 1% on the year.   "We're expecting prices in increase between 0.5%-1.5% in 2020 as well," said USDA economist Gianna Short.  Sh...

It may be similar to watching grass grow, but food prices at the grocery store nationwide are climbing.  But it's happening in very small increments.  For example, last week's new consumer price index which covers October 2018 to October 2019.   ...

Some years, watching the food price trends from the USDA can be exciting (well exciting by economist standards).  But this year’s trends, according to Gary Crawford, is a boring steady as she goes kind of report.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com      ...

When we started 2019, USDA economists had predicted that food prices at the grocery store would increase, on average 1%-2%.  However, over the past couple of months, the forecast has been trimmed.   "We're expecting 2019 prices to increase between half a percent and 1-1.5%"   ...

Grocery store food prices increased roughly 1% last year.  The USDA predicts what we’ll see a 0.5% to 1.5% increase at the grocery store in 2019.  USDA Food Price Economist Gianna Short said that would still be below the 20 year average of a 2% yearly increase.  And she notes...