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Why the price of your groceries has gone up

Posted at 1:08 PM, Feb 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-18 16:29:10-05

If you think your grocery bill has gone up, you're right.

Prices started going up last year when the pandemic shut down shipping and supplies.

Farmers now have to pass on to consumers the higher cost of raising cattle.

Corn and soybean prices went up 30% in the last year and a report by the United Nations shows meat prices have risen for 4 consecutive months now.