foodprices

Food prices are expected to rise by double digits in the coming decade, with the cost of meat on average potentially climbing as much as 30% worldwide, according to a joint-report released Friday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the UN Food and Agriculture...

The inflation bells are ringing. You've seen the jump in prices at the grocery store, and, maybe more significantly, at the gas pump. But are these price hikes a sign that inflation is about to take off, or are they just temporary increases?

The price of that loaf of bread or pound of pork chops could be on its way up, as grain prices in the U.S. continue to climb sharply. What's to blame for higher food prices? A shortfall in supply and burgeoning demand, according to a new USDA study. Weather has played a big part in contracting the...

The same freeze that ravaged the Florida orange crop this year (projected to drop by 19% over 2009 levels) is leading to the best deal on strawberries in many years for consumers. The cold weather delayed the Florida crop so that it has overlapped the California harvest, causing such a drop in...

Drought conditions in California's Central Valley could lead to food shortages and higher grocery prices nationwide.Economists predict that the drought could cost 80,000 jobs and $2 billion in lost revenue. Empty reservoirs could lead many farmers to be cut off from their water sources sometime...

It's a relief to be watching the rain clouds pass over Northern California, where I live, for the next few days. Unfortunately, say weather experts, we may not get enough rain this winter to fend off the worst drought in 20 years. That's bad news for the rest of you, too. California farmers, who...

I was shocked this summer when I saw the price of maple syrup virtually double in a few weeks' time. My family sweetens a lot of our food with maple syrup as we are working to reduce overly processed foods in our diet. At the time, I didn't know exactly why, but I've just been schooled in the world...

The grocery industry has been set on its ear by the recent economic crisis, as shoppers seeking to wring more from their food budget abandon the upscale markets such as Fresh Market in favor of price-first merchants like Wal-Mart. Playing to the shifting buying habits is upscale grocer Wegmans,...

Wondering how we got our prices? We contacted a group of friends and colleagues around the world to report on prices in their local supermarket. Where we couldn't find responsive acquaintances, we shopped online. We converted to pounds and quarts from metric units (except for some items, such as...

How much does ground beef cost in your supermarket? In my local Safeway, it's $3.49 a pound, but at the specialty market where I shop to get beef that was raised by local farmers and grass-fed, it's $3.99 a pound; a fair price, I think, though my grocery budget is seriously straining my family's...