I just placed a few orders for bulk food products. These are standard wholesale size orders we place weekly or monthly. In the last three weeks from our suppliers:
35 lb jugs of frying oil went from $23.98 to $36.42
100 lbs of white sugar increased $ 8.00
Mayo went from $ 7.42 to $ 9.32 per gallon.
Bacon increased $ 7.00 per 20 lb box
Ground beef went down 10 cents a pound.
Boneless / skinless chicken breast has increased 50 cents a pound over the last 6 weeks.
Very few products are decreasing. Even prices that often vary based on demand are not rising and falling as I am accustomed to seeing.
Feel to draw your own conclusions, and though it seems that the cost of food is increasing it is still one of the more affordable and cost effective investments at this time.
It is also inconvenient to do without.