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Expect to pay more money for less food when you go to the grocery store this summer. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is predicting that prices of some foods will increase by 10 to 15 percent because of ...

As you start your vegetable garden this spring, consider planting more than you’ll need and preserving the surplus you get. With the economy looking bleaker and bleaker and food prices rising, more and more people, homesteaders and city folk alike, ...

As it becomes more and more expensive to eat, we are all trying to spread our food dollars further. There are a number of tricks I’ve learned that can help keep costs down but still allow you to enjoy quality, ...

Feeling sticker shock from your last trip to the supermarket? If so, you’re not the only one. Around the world, food prices have risen quickly.  The FAO Food Price Index, a measure of the monthly change in international prices of ...

California is in the midst of what experts are calling a “mega-drought” which could lead to sky high grocery prices and even food shortages this year, experts say. The farms that supply much of the nation’s produce are literally running ...

As the worst drought in 50 years continues its onslaught, corn prices rose on Monday to new record levels. Drought-ravaged areas account for 90% of the US corn crop, and 40% of those crops sit in the worst-hit areas, according ...

Last week, the United States government released a report that showed less-than-expected grain reserves, with less acreage devoted to soybean and wheat crops. This report only exacerbated concerns over the global grain supplies and saw an uptick in U.S. and ...

We’ve been in what one could only call a lull … the time between the cost of commodities rising and when those costs get passed on to consumers. Economist and corporations have all said that starting this month and April, ...

Cruising the aisles of your local supermarket, it’s hard not to notice the rising prices of staple goods.  Farmers market shoppers aren’t immune either, as farmers fighting bad weather and rising demand for scarce high-quality produce jack up prices.  Worldwide ...

The jump in food prices on your Thanksgiving table this year is just a hint of what’s coming in 2011 and beyond, according to some experts. You may not be thrilled with the rising food prices this year, but unfortunately ...