U.S. food price rise to be largest in 18 years: USDA

May 19, 2008
U.S. food prices will rise by 5 percent this year, the largest increase since 1990 and propelled by sharply higher prices for bread, cookies and other bakery products, the Agriculture Department said on Monday.

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