Tomatoes, orange juice, and other groceries that rose in price in June
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Tomatoes, orange juice, and other groceries that rose in price in June
Person shopping at the grocery store with cart.
After more than a year of historical inflation, grocery prices are staying steady. Prices fell in March and April for the first time since September 2020 and have changed little since.
The drop earlier this spring was largely fueled by decreases in eggs—which had risen dramatically in price—as well as meats, fruits and vegetables, and dairy products.
Still, inflation continued to plague shoppers. The overall cost of groceries in June remained up 4.7% from 2022—the result of historically high inflation in the past couple of years following a series of major social and economic events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, labor disruptions, and heightened consumer demand. Overall, inflation has cooled but hasn’t reached pre-pandemic levels.
Despite the lull, groceries in some categories continued to climb. Stacker used monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price increases over the last month, using year-over-year changes as a tiebreaker where needed. Stacker excluded some hyper-specific meat categories in order to better understand grocery price fluctuations more broadly.
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#14. Ice cream, prepackaged in bulk (per 1/2 gal.)
The ice cream aisle at the grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.1%
– Annual change in cost: +5%
– June 2023 cost: $5.81
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#13. Spaghetti and macaroni (per lb.)
Dried macaroni noodles.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.5%
– Annual change in cost: +11.4%
– June 2023 cost: $1.47
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#12. Long-grain white rice (per lb.)
Uncooked white rice spilling out of a burlap sack on a wooden table.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.6%
– Annual change in cost: +8.5%
– June 2023 cost: $1.00
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#11. Dried beans (per lb.)
Various dried beans in burlap sacks.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.7%
– Annual change in cost: +4.1%
– June 2023 cost: $1.71
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#10. Ham (per lb.)
Ham on platter.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.1%
– Annual change in cost: +7.9%
– June 2023 cost: $4.44
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#9. Beef steaks (per lb.)
An array of steak meat in a display case at a supermarket.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.3%
– Annual change in cost: +5.4%
– June 2023 cost: $10.36
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#8. All-purpose white flour (per lb.)
A wooden scoop in white flour.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.3%
– Annual change in cost: +10.6%
– June 2023 cost: $0.55
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#7. Navel oranges (per lb.)
Baskets of navel oranges.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.5%
– Annual change in cost: -4.1%
– June 2023 cost: $1.54
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#6. Ground beef (per lb.)
A grocery shelf filled with various ground beef packages.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.5%
– Annual change in cost: +0.6%
– June 2023 cost: $5.44
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#5. Whole chicken (per lb.)
A whole cooked chicken with lemon slices.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.7%
– Annual change in cost: +7%
– June 2023 cost: $1.95
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#4. White potatoes (per lb.)
Person picking up potato in supermarket.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.8%
– Annual change in cost: +15.2%
– June 2023 cost: $1.03
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#3. Whole wheat bread (per lb.)
A grocery store shelf filled with various brands of bread.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.5%
– Annual change in cost: +15%
– June 2023 cost: $2.56
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#2. Frozen concentrate orange juice (per 16 oz.)
A can of frozen orange juice concentrate.
– One-month increase in cost: +3%
– Annual change in cost: +13.3%
– June 2023 cost: $3.27
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#1. Tomatoes (per lb.)
Bright red tomatoes with green tops.
– One-month increase in cost: +6.3%
– Annual change in cost: +3.7%
– June 2023 cost: $1.91
