grocery store

The smallest yearly hike in grocery store food prices in six years.  That, according to the USDA, is what 2024 has given food shoppers with prices up this year by only 1.2%.   “Lower than the average over the past 20 years, which has been an average of 2.7% per year," said U...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will look into why grocery prices are still high despite falling costs for retailers.  FTC Chair Lina Khan made the announcement during a public meeting with officials from the Justice Department on pricing practices. Whe...

Canada is moving closer to a grocery industry Code of Conduct.  It’s an attempt to level the playing field for fresh produce farmers, food manufacturers, and for independent grocers.  Canadian consumers have very few choices in where they buy their groceries.   Recent...

The Department of Agriculture this week announced 15 organizations to receive funding through the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program.   Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, "The grant recipients today will help us provide relief payments to workers across the country who kept food moving to our families during an especially challenging time." ...

By the time the year is over, how much more will we have paid at the local grocery store for our foods?   The forecast, according to Matt MacLachlan, is for a 10%-11% year over year increase.  MacLachlan tracks food prices for the USDA, and he notes the increase in prices may slow significantly in the final quarter of the year, thanks to what we saw happen in July; with declines in energy prices,

According to ERS, the farm share of the retail price of potatoes has fluctuated between 15%-18% in recent years.  The farm share of the retail price is the ratio of what farmers receive to what consumers pay per pound in grocery stores.   ...

Kayla Dome talks about about current consumer habits and how they've changed at the grocery store. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Straight grocery stores are losing buyers according to a report by the USDA’s Annemarie Kuhns.   “We found some changes over time; 72.7 percent of expenditures were at supermarkets in 1999 and this has fallen to 63.8 percent.”   Where ...

For the first time in about 50 years, shoppers paid less at the grocery store this year than they did in the previous year.   USDA Economist Annemarie Kuhns said food prices dropped about one-half to one and a half percent in 2016.  ...