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March 2024, and the latest data shows food prices have risen a whopping 25.8% since then the election in 2020.
finance.yahoo.com
Now folks one costs of groceries that affects ALL phases of grocery prices... diesel fuel.
We all know that our personal gas prices have increased from 2020 an increase of $1.10 a gallon or 48.7%.May 5, 2024
BUT the cost of diesel fuel has gone up as this shows:
Now groceries are part of "Trucks Carry Trillions of Dollars of Goods. According to the CFS, trucks transported 71.6%".
www.census.gov
Now for those of you that think the milk you bought at the store...just magically shows up...
There are multiple steps in getting the milk to you and almost all involve trucks using diesel fuel.
So indirectly the price of milk includes the cost of diesel fuel to deliver all the steps to the ability for you to buy your milk.
Here’s How Much Grocery Prices Have Increased Since the Last Election
If you feel like your trips to the grocery store have been putting a bigger dent in your wallet lately, you're not imagining things. Food prices in the United States have risen significantly over the...
Now folks one costs of groceries that affects ALL phases of grocery prices... diesel fuel.
We all know that our personal gas prices have increased from 2020 an increase of $1.10 a gallon or 48.7%.May 5, 2024
![www.columbiatribune.com](https://www.columbiatribune.com/gcdn/presto/2020/10/15/NCDT/936b5abc-899a-4a7f-bded-8262f215ec7c-Jeff_MacLellan.jpg?crop=249,141,x0,y62&width=249&height=141&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Here's how to quantify gas, food and homeownership inflation in last 4 years
We have all been adjusting to the challenge of inflation for the past four years or so. Jeff MacLellan explains the numbers.
www.columbiatribune.com
BUT the cost of diesel fuel has gone up as this shows:
Now groceries are part of "Trucks Carry Trillions of Dollars of Goods. According to the CFS, trucks transported 71.6%".
![www.census.gov](https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/stories/2021/02/what-is-in-that-truck-i-just-passed-on-the-highway.jpg)
Most Goods Americans Use in Their Daily Lives Are Transported and Delivered by Truck
Trucks are the main form of transport of goods that Americans rely on, delivering $10.4 trillion of the $14.5 trillion of goods shipped in 2017.
![www.census.gov](https://www.census.gov/etc.clientlibs/census/clientlibs/common-site/resources/icons/android-chrome-192x192.png)
Now for those of you that think the milk you bought at the store...just magically shows up...
There are multiple steps in getting the milk to you and almost all involve trucks using diesel fuel.
So indirectly the price of milk includes the cost of diesel fuel to deliver all the steps to the ability for you to buy your milk.