Why is the price of food going up?

Answer 1

Any number of reasons . . . First and foremost is the cost of transporting. BUY LOCAL ! If you can visit local farmers markets, THAT is your best bet !

Also - nature has a big impact on pricing of crops. If there has been a drought or floods, then the crops sometimes fail, and we have to rely on produce grown in a different region to be shipped in.

Any number of factors affect the price of produce. Try growing it yourself !

Much healthier and fresher . . . and cheaper !

Answer 2

The reason that the cost of cheese goes up is the rising price of milk. As milk prices rise, so do cheese prices since cheese is made with milk.

Answer 3

The price of food is going up because of increasing global demand (from China especially). Making things worse is that rising gas prices is making it more expensive to transport food.

Answer 4

In short, the use of corn in making ethanol-based auto fuel has driven up demand, thereby driving up the price.

Answer 5

Gas prices have gone up substantially in the last few years so the cost to produce food has gone up. Another reason is because the value of the dollar keeps going down.

Answer 6

inflation makes prices go up..