Food Costs Rising Fastest in 17 Years

Courtesy Donklephant  Mon, 04/14/2008 - 3:31pm

What else can I say about this that the title doesn’t say already?

From the AP :

The U.S. is wrestling with the worst food inflation in 17 years, and analysts expect new data due on Wednesday to show it’s getting worse.

That’s putting the squeeze on poor families and forcing bakeries, bagel shops and delis to explain price increases to their customers.

U.S. food prices rose 4 percent in 2007, compared with an average 2.5 percent...


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