Food prices highest in nine years

Grocery prices rose by 3.5 percent during 2020, the largest increase since prices rose 4.8 percent in 2011, according to a USDA statement Monday. Beef led the parade of pandemic price increases, up by 9.6 percent for the year, followed by pork, up 6.3 percent, and poultry, up by 5.6 percent. “Only the price of fresh fruits declined (0.8%), while all other food categories i...