28 June 2022

STICKER SHOCK: A Glorious 36% Price-Inflation Hits 4th of July All-American Cook-Outs

That's quite a hit added to high costs of living compared to a year ago

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Inflation Hits July 4 Cookouts With Food Prices Up as Much as 36%

Led by beef, grocery costs for an Independence Day party rose the most since the Farm Bureau began tracking data a decade ago

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"Add Fourth of July cookouts to the list of what Americans will pay more for this year — a lot more.

Ground beef prices are up 36% from a year ago, while chicken breasts gained by a third, according to this press release ( https://www.fb.org/newsroom/cost-of-july-4th-cookout-17-higher-compared-to-year-ago ) from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Overall, revelers can expect to spend 17% more on food for a barbecue, marking the biggest increase since the lobbying organization began tracking data a decade ago."

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