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Will you charge more for meals this year?

By Janet Forgrieve on January 14th, 2013 | 36251Comment on this post2013-01-14+13%3A00%3A00Janet+Forgrieve

Global food prices are expected to increase this year after falling a bit in the last three months of 2012, and they could rise sharply if there are new weather-related crop failures, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Reuters reported Thursday. In the U.S., food prices are expected to rise between 3% and 4% this year overall, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Agriculture Department, the Argus Leader reported.[…] Continue Reading »