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Unfortunately, it worked out for him and with money.
Nexstar employees across the country have followed a selection of food items in the past six months to determine whether the prices would rise, fall or stay the same after Trump had accepted his office in January. Our observations and federal data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that food prices overall stayed stubbornly high and even increased easily.
According to BLS Tracking, the total cost of food at home has increased between 0.2% and 0.4% almost every month since January. An exception was in April 2025 when prices were 0.1% compared to the month earlier. All of these petite increases increased by 3% compared to the previous year to boost food prices.
The situation in a certain grocery store is more nuanced and different than the top national average would indicate.
Goods that have checked in the grocery stores that we have checked in San Jose, California, are quite price -stable, also proved to be quite price -stable. Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Bismarck, North Dakota between January and July 2025. The price for a box of cookies did not change over the entire six -month period.
But the season made a difference with fresh fruit. For example, the strawberries were much cheaper in summer than in February.
Why eggs are below, beef has expired
Some of the price changes also come in the middle of the industry effects.
The egg prices were, for example, in the past year due to a inflated Bird flu epidemic. These prices were probably stay high in 2025Even with a few restaurants Reference of surcharges on egg orders.
Since the top in March, The egg prices were in a declinebut remain historically high. The latest Consumer price index Shows the costs for eggs between June 2024 and June 2025 by more than 27%. However, they dropped by almost 11% from May to June of this year.
The beef prices are also not withdrawn.
Experts warned in early 2024 that the beef prices could reach record heights The lowest inventory since 1951through drought conditions and the increasing costs for the maintenance of herds. Other factors that have appeared this year, like Tariff and a carnivorerbrought the beef prices north.
Last month, the US Agriculture Ministry reported that the beef prices had risen more than 8% Since the beginning of the year. Cattle and calf prices, combined on the CPIhave increased by more than 10% compared to the previous year. Between May and June, prices rose by almost 2.5%.
Americans locate food prices will remain high
The enormous majority of US -growing people are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of food, according to a novel survey, such as The prices continue to rise and concerns about the effects of Trump’s tariffs remain widespread.
About half of all Americans say that the costs of food are a “big” source of stress in their lives, while 33% say that it is a “small” source of stress, according to the survey of The Associated Press-Norc Center for Public Affairs Research. Say only 14% The ubiquitous fear Most Americans continue to feel about the costs for everyday essentials.
Citing a report by the Tax Foundation, Nexstar’s The hill reported At the end of the last month, around 75% of the food imports of the country are affected by Trump’s latest rounds of tariffs that came into force at the beginning of August. Days earlier, an analysis of the Yale budget laboratory would boost the food prices by more than 3%.
Some Foods that could see price hikesAccording to the Hill, seafood, coffee, rice, alcohol and chocolate contain.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
