WASHINGTON — In 2011, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all food is projected to increase 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent, according to a report from USDA's Economic Research Service.
Food-at-home (grocery store) prices are forecast to rise 4 percent to 5 percent, while food-away-from-home (restaurant) prices are forecast to increase 3 percent to 4 percent. Although food price inflation was relatively weak for most of 2009 and 2010, cost pressures on wholesale and retail food prices due to higher food commodity and energy prices, along with strengthening global food demand, have pushed. . .
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