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Farm Bureau grocery store survey shows big drop in food prices

Apr 26, 2017, 12:37 PM by Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team
Indiana Farm Bureau's spring 2017 market basket survey shows that grocery prices have decreased by 14 percent over last year. The cost for 16 standard shopping list food items is the lowest it's been since 2012.

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Isabella Chism 
765-513-6575
ichism@infb.org
 
Kathleen Dutro
317-692-7824
kdutro@infb.org

Molly Zentz
317-692-7822
mzentz@infb.org

Note to editors, news directors: See Spring Market Basket graphic that can be used in print or online.

(Indianapolis) — Grocery store prices have plummeted by more than 14 percent compared to a year ago, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s spring market basket survey.

The national survey, which is compiled by the American Farm Bureau Federation, also shows a significant decrease of around 6 percent.

“As expected due to lower farm-gate prices, we have seen continued declines in retail prices for livestock products including eggs, beef, chicken, pork and cheese,” said John Newton, AFBF’s director of market intelligence. “As farm-gate prices for livestock products have declined and remained lower, prices in the retail meat case have become more competitive,” Newton said.

The INFB market basket total of $45.99 for 16 food items is the lowest since 2012, which is when the survey adopted its current shopping list. The same 16 items were $52.61 this time last year.

Spring 2017 Market Basket“Whether prices rise or fall, it’s important to remember that the farmer’s share of our food dollar remains really low and that it’s changed very little over the past few years,” noted Isabella Chism, INFB 2nd vice president and chair of the INFB Women’s Leadership Committee, which coordinates the survey. “On average, about 16 cents out of every food dollar goes to the farmer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The remaining 84 percent goes to the other parts of the food industry – those that get that food from the farm to our grocery stores and restaurants.”

Fourteen of the 16 items in the survey decreased in price compared to last spring. The items that decreased the most were cereal and eggs – which dropped by more than $1 – orange juice and boneless chicken breasts.

The survey’s prices compared to a year ago are:

  • Cereal, down $1.11 to 2.04 for a 10-ounce box.
  • Eggs, down $1.04 per dozen to $1.22.
  • Orange juice, down 82 cents to $2.80/half gallon.
  • Boneless chicken breasts, down 77 cents to $2.59/pound.
  • Vegetable oil, down 68 cents to $1.79 for a 32-ounce bottle.
  • Sirloin tip roast, down 67 cents/pound to $4.89.
  • Whole milk, down 51 cents to $2.27/gallon.
  • Ground chuck, down 49 cents to $3.83/pound.
  • Potatoes, down 26 cents per 5-pound bag to $2.47.
  • White bread, down 24 cents per 20-ounce loaf to $1.26.
  • Bacon, down 17 cents to $4.68/pound.
  • Flour, down 16 cents per 5-pound bag to $2.15.
  • Apples, down 8 cents to $1.79/pound.
  • Shredded cheddar cheese, down 4 cents per pound to $4.08.
  • Sliced deli ham, up 37 cents to $6.02/pound.
  • Bagged salad mix, up 5 cents to $2.11/pound.

The year-to-year direction of the market basket survey tracks closely with the federal government’s Consumer Price Index report for food at home.

“The results of this market basket survey track with overall food price trends that we’ve seen from the BLS,” Newton said. ”The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that food prices are down from prior year levels. This survey shows that we continue to have a safe, affordable and high-quality food supply here in the United States.”

The INFB survey is part of a nationwide survey compiled by the American Farm Bureau Federation from data supplied by state Farm Bureaus. AFBF, the nation’s largest general farm organization, has been conducting the informal quarterly market basket survey of retail food price trends since 1989. The series includes a spring survey, summer cookout survey, fall survey and Thanksgiving survey. A total of 117 shoppers (11 of them from Indiana) in 31 states participated in the latest survey, conducted in March.

About Indiana Farm Bureau: Since 1919, Indiana Farm Bureau (INFB) has protected the livelihood, land, equipment, animals and crops of Hoosier farmers. It is the state’s largest general farm organization and a farmer’s strongest advocate. INFB works diligently to ensure a farmer’s very right to farm, because agriculture is so vital to Indiana’s economy.  Learn more at INFB.

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