Food Price Changes: May 2007 – May 2008

Food Price Changes: May 2007 – May 2008

We all have heard that food prices have been increasing.  The Cattle Network has put together a schedule that lists the average price on various food items in May 2007 and the price for the same item in May 2008.

Here’s a few highlites:

Pruduct             07       08      change
Wheat            $4.88      $8.80    80.33%
Milk               $3.259   $3.760  15.37%
Celery            $18.30   $37.70   106.01%
Cucumbers    $28.50    $17.50   -38.60%
Lettuce           $13.60    $16.80   23.53%
Onions            $24.20    $31.70  30.99%

for more information, and the rest of their charge, visit http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=230814

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3 Comments;

  1. Interesting. I’d like to see this with 2005 and 2006 on there, too. Be interesting to see the corilation between the Dems getting control of Congress and the pricing changes.

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