Learn what affects the price of food.
Truth in rising food prices
By Amanda Hill I keep a close eye on food prices—mostly for my own family's budget, but also for Texas Farm Bureau's Grocery Price Watch. I wonder, though, how many shoppers know why food prices increase. If you watch the news, you've probably heard stories about how the devastating U.S. drought—a drought that caused billions of [...]
Grocery Price Watch: Texans celebrate July Fourth for less
By Amanda Hill This July 4th we have much to celebrate in Texas—our freedom, our families and, though not as important as the first two, lower grocery prices. Each quarter, Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) surveys food prices on 16 common items in its Grocery Price Watch survey. For the second quarter of 2012, food prices fell [...]
Supermarket savvy shopping
By Amanda Hill Trader Joe's or Walmart—does it make a difference? I recently came across an article (via the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Facebook page) that said, although Americans say they prefer high-end grocery stores like Trader Joe's or Central Market, they are more likely to shop at Walmart, Aldi and other low-cost stores [...]
Grocery Price Watch: Texas food prices down
By Amanda Hill Good news, Texans. The latest Grocery Price Watch survey by Texas Farm Bureau reports that we paid less for groceries in the first quarter of 2012. The price of a basket of 16 food staples (including fresh produce, milk, bread, meat and more) dropped by 64 cents—from $45.62 in November 2011 to [...]
An open letter to consumers: 5 things farmers want you to know
Dear Texas Consumer, As a farmer, I have a passion for growing things. I take enormous pride in providing your family the necessities of life—not only the food that nurtures them but the fiber that protects them from the sun, cold, wind and rain. I wonder why many hold my profession in disregard. I see [...]
