The USDA is anticipating that the price of food will climb about 5% over last year, a rate not seen since the last economic downturn in 2008.
"[I] meal prep a little bit different now, just due to the fact that I can't run to the store and get the same amount that I'm used to," said Decorsie James.
The USDA is anticipating the price of food to climb about 5% this year — about 3% to 4% if shopping for food at the store, and about 5.5% to 6.5% percent when eating out. "I'm not eating out as much anymore," said Jamaica Plain resident Elizabeth Cleaveland."I definitely stopped driving my car.""I'm pretty strict about it now," she said."I used to not care."
The most impacted items are meats, poultry and dairy, while vegetables will see the lowest increase at the register, according to the latest USDA forecast. The agency pointed the war in Ukraine and the increase in interest rates as major factors that will make the market swing in 2022.
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