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News Articles: food prices

NPR has long tracked prices at a Walmart near Savannah, Ga., and this time, we shopped for things that got cheaper — in all, about a fifth of the 96 items on our shopping list.

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  • Business

Has anything gotten cheaper? We shopped at Walmart to find the answer

Some things have gotten cheaper, even in an era of high prices. What are those things? We've been tracking them at a Walmart in Georgia.

January 28, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
At the No Limits food pantry in Landover, Md., the line of people waiting to get in on Dec. 6, 2024, stretches to the street and down the block.

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  • National

Food pantries are bracing for more demand if the Trump administration cuts food aid

The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say they're already busier than ever.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at one Walmart in Georgia over multiple years.

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  • Business

NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.

January 15, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Juweek Adolphe
KD Deshmukh says he recently celebrated his spouse's birthday with a salmon dinner at home. He also buys in bulk, clips coupons and has switched to more store brands to save money at the grocery store.

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  • Business

Inflation math is changing America's dinner plans

For the first time in years, people are buying more groceries, including pricier brands, to replace restaurant outings. From McDonald's to Starbucks, fast food and cafes are feeling it.

August 02, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Annalise and Ellie Currence stand at the fridge deciding on dinner at their home in Belton, Mo., on July 17.

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  • Economy

Sticker shock: How the supermarket has become a potent symbol of inflation in America

Grocery prices are stabilizing, but many Americans still feel a financial sting at the grocery checkout aisle.

July 25, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
PepsiCo said sales of its Frito-Lay snacks slumped in the most recent quarter as shoppers became more sensitive to rising prices.

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  • Business

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way

Food prices have largely leveled off, but many people are still frustrated when they go to their local grocery store.

July 14, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
An employee arranges a digital price tag for vegetables at the Whole Foods store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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  • Business

A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels

With electronic shelf labels, prices can change up to six times a minute. Grocers including Walmart, Whole Foods and Schnucks are adopting them.


June 19, 2024
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By:
  • Lola Murti
Chicken wing prices have fallen for the second year in a row, in a windfall for Super Bowl snackers. Beef prices, however, are still climbing.

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  • Economy

Good thing, wings cost less and beer's flat: Super Bowl fans are expected to splurge

Super Bowl food: Chicken wings are a bargain this year, but beef prices are climbing. Here's a playbook for staying well fed without having a your wallet thrown for a loss.

February 10, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A vendor in a market in Nigeria counts local bills. The country is one of dozens whose devalued currency is fueling a debt crisis.

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  • Global Health

A dilemma for dozens of countries: Fund your schools and hospitals or pay your debt

There's a looming debt crisis in many lower income countries. Low interest rates a few years back started the cycle. Then came a series of once in a generation shocks. Is there a solution?

May 23, 2023
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
While food prices have risen in many parts of the world, a dramatic jump in one of Italy's staple foods has prompted the government to take action.

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  • Food

Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the U.S. learn from it?

Italian officials convened crisis talks last week to address the price of pasta, which was up a whopping 17.5% year-over-year in March. But it's far from the only country seeing a rise in food prices.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People shop at Walmart on Black Friday 2022 in Dunwoody,  Ga.

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  • Business

What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy

Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices.

January 27, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh,
  • Jacqueline GaNun,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • World

"It's like gold": Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines

It's a problem in a country where onions are a staple for nearly every dish.

January 11, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
GPB News NPR

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  • World

Global food prices in 2022 hit a record high amid drought and war

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said.

January 07, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Your Money

These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith,
  • Alina Selyukh,
  • and 1 more
Alysa MacClellan, 47, prepares to send volunteers to their designated drop offs at a food distribution site in Washington, D.C.

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  • Business

How food banks are dealing with rising prices, lower donations and more need

Food banks and nonprofits say inflation has hurt fundraising and made it hard to handle a surge in demand. One CEO says the need is close to the height of the pandemic.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Yang
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