Pantry Preparedness with Leisa Sutton
Pantry Preparedness with Leisa Sutton
Leisa Sutton
Why This Fall and Winter Could Be the Hardest Season for Grocery Budgets in Years
32 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail Grocery inflation headlines keep saying "things are cooling down." Here's the problem: that headline is built on two falling categories — eggs and dairy — masking seven categories rising faster than their historical average, including beef up 12% year over year, coffee up 19%, and sugar up 6.7%. Add rising energy costs flowing directly into food production and transportation, a Middle East conflict driving diesel prices higher, and a tariff wave that analysts say hits consume...