Food is showing a strong rate of inflation and has been for 3 years now with most of the profits going to the middleman (processors & distributors).
My instincts are telling me inflation for food will seriously accelerate this summer.
Fertilizer and seed costs are way, way up as a result of last summer's ridiculous oil & natural gas prices compared to 3 years ago. Still, no relaxation in those wholesale prices this planting season.
I personally believe our goobermint is hell bent on more importation of unchecked, cheap, and many times tainted food sources as a means to 'relieve' the taxpayer of more money for goobermint use.
Food has gone way up in the last few weeks. Paid $9.99 for pure maple syrup, small bottle, formerly paid $6 and would sometimes buy it for $5. Toilet paper, dog food, groceries, hygiene products - anyone else seing this?