The cost of food has been a big concern for Americans since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with U.S. food prices rising 25% between 2019 and 2023. While U.S. food inflation slowed considerably in 2024, grocery prices remain up from prepandemic numbers. Charly Triballeau/AFP Getty Images   Peter A. Coclanis, University of North Carolina … Continue reading As grocery prices rises, US consumers are still better off than most people in the rest of the world