The cost of meats, fish and eggs led last month to the biggest increase in food prices in nearly two and a half years, according to government data. An index that tracks those foods rose 1.2 percent in February and has climbed 4 percent over the last 12 months.
This article outlines the effect of diminishing supply on national food prices. The example featured in this brief article is on the increase price of breakfast foods in the United States.