This is another news story on the stickiness of grocery prices.
From the WTAE-TV: Call 4 Action: Other Costs Down, But Food Prices Still High
“It’s not just gas that’s falling. America saw the largest drop in consumer prices in recorded history in October. Everything is going down in price — except food. A fact that has consumers stumped.
No matter where we shop, every beep at the register seems to be costing us more these days. Even though the ingredients used to make many of those items, and the gas used …

Each and every time I go into the grocery store I get a shock at how much an item has increased. I only had one Pomegranate this season because they were going for $4.00.  Freaking ridiculous. (Update: I found Pomegranates the size of my head at the store in the poorer zip code for $0.99).
From The Modesto Bee: Swelling prices for food changing how we shop
“Prices for oil, corn and wheat have been dropping for months, but food prices in the supermarket are climbing.
Food inflation slowed in October, according …

Bankrate posted another great list of ways to save on groceries. I like tip number two. I tend to look straight in front of me when looking at the shelves. If I bothered to look up or down I would probably save 20% on my groceries.
Bankrate – When it comes to the grocery store, the rules are the same as those for the stock market: Do your homework, don’t …

I could do with some deflation in food prices I really could…
From the Washington Post: Grocery Price Increases May Be Here to Stay, Analysts Assert
“Worries over a global recession have pushed the price of oil to its lowest in more than a year. Don’t expect the same for groceries, though, thanks to “sticky” prices.
That’s what analysts call it when companies slap higher prices on products and keep them there even though the rationale for the price hikes, such as soaring oil prices, is gone.
The falling cost of oil could help …