[DaveExeter]

>The impact of a 5% to 10% increase in basic food prices

Is it that little? The stuff I buy seems to have gone up 20%+

I suspect my local supermarkets are raising prices partly because of inflation and partly to get fatter margins. Shopping for food on Amazon is sometimes cheaper!

[paleotrope]

I paid 7.20usd for a dozen eggs this morning. Massachusetts has a law regarding cage raised chickens but this was way far beyond what I was paying six months ago. 2 years ago it was 3-4 dollars a dozen. I remember being surprised when the local chicken growers started charging 5 dollars a dozen.