Grocery prices keep soaring

Grocery prices rose by 3.4 per cent in July, even more than the 2.8 per cent increase in June and much more than the overall inflation rate of 1.7 per cent for June.

There is nothing in the prices farmers receive that would justify that great an increase, other than the possible exception of beef.

Fresh fruit prices were up by 3.9 per cent and grapes by 30 per cent.

Gasoline prices were down by 16.1 per cent.