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USDA Predicts Food Price Jump This Year

Food prices this year will rise 2.5% to 3.5%, according to a forecast just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. Much of the rise will result from the delayed effects of last year’s drought in the Midwest. Even though the drought was severe, destroying a huge amount of field crops, food prices remained flat during 2012.

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