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Paying more to fill plates

Basic food prices are trending upward as the result of boosted fertilizer costs and other impacts from the conflict in Ukraine. The prices for food commodities now are even higher than they were during price hikes in 2008 and 2011.

Paying more to fill plates
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To read the article, see “How inflation is flipping the economic script, in seven charts,” July 6, 2022.