Eggs, tomatoes, and other groceries that dropped in price in the Midwest last month
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Eggs, tomatoes, and other groceries that dropped in price in the Midwest last month
Exterior shot of a Piggly Wiggly store.
Grocery prices at large are not going down. But there are some exceptions.
Record inflation has severely impacted fuel costs and pricing for virtually all of our everyday necessities, including weekly groceries. Many factors have contributed to the surge in pricing, including producers’ increased cost to package goods and extreme weather conditions that destroyed crops. Grocery prices are up about 10.2% between February 2022 and 2023. The increase from January is more moderate, at just 0.3%.
While costs remain high overall, prices for some food items came down last month. Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price decreases in the Midwestern region in February, using year-over-year changes as a tiebreaker where needed.
For this analysis, the Midwest includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Stacker excluded some hyper-specific meat categories in order to better understand grocery price fluctuations more broadly.
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#7. Wine (per 1 liter)
A person pushing a grocery cart down the wine aisle.
– One-month decrease in cost: -0.6%
– Annual change in cost: +5.3%
– February 2023 cost: $12.67
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#6. Beef steaks (per lb.)
An array of steak meat in a display case at a supermarket
– One-month decrease in cost: -0.9%
– Annual change in cost: -0.6%
– February 2023 cost: $9.11
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#5. Cheddar cheese, natural (per lb.)
Grocery shelves stocked with various cheeses.
– One-month decrease in cost: -2.5%
– Annual change in cost: +8.1%
– February 2023 cost: $5.59
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#4. Potato chips (per 16 oz.)
A full aisle of various chips at the grocery store.
– One-month decrease in cost: -2.8%
– Annual change in cost: +8.9%
– February 2023 cost: $5.84
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#3. Romaine lettuce (per lb.)
Romaine lettuce leaves
– One-month decrease in cost: -4%
– Annual change in cost: Not available
– February 2023 cost: $2.63
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#2. Tomatoes (per lb.)
Bright red tomatoes with green tops.
– One-month decrease in cost: -13.2%
– Annual change in cost: +4.6%
– February 2023 cost: $2.00
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#1. Eggs (per doz.)
Closeup of white eggs in a carton
– One-month decrease in cost: -15.7%
– Annual change in cost: +98%
– February 2023 cost: $3.75
