According to the Economic Research Service at the Department of Agriculture, prices across all food categories are expected to rise 3.2 percent in 2026.
Today, Jessica Cheung, a senior audio producer for “The Daily,” talks with the general manger of a food co-op in Pittsburgh about how the store is being affected by the quickly increasing costs.
Guest: 
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 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jessica-cheung" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jessica Cheung</a>, a senior audio producer on “The Daily” for The New York Times.</li>
 <li>Tyler Kulp, general manager of the <a href="https://linktr.ee/eastendfoodcoop" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">East End Food Co-op</a></li>
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Background reading: 
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 <li>Walmart said last week that it would lower some prices. While shoppers there and at other grocery stores may get better deals on some items, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/grocery-stores-lower-food-prices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">their overall grocery bill is unlikely to fall</a>.</li>
 <li>In a survey, roughly 35 percent of Americans identified <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/opinion/grocery-prices-inflation.html?searchResultPosition=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">food as the single biggest source of financial pressure</a>.</li>
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Photo: Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times
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