# Food prices post largest increase since January | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The BLS reported September grocery prices rose 0.4%, the largest monthly gain since January, with egg prices up 8.4% in the month and 39.6% year over year. Pork chops fell 1.2% in the month while milk declined 0.3%.

- Date: 2024-10-10 · published 2024-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27871-food-prices-post-largest-increase-since-january-agri-pulse-communications-inc
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising retail food inflation, driven partly by avian flu-related egg costs, reflects tight protein supply and can shape consumer demand for meat and dairy.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-12-11 | [Chinese demand feeds feed price increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49769-chinese-demand-feeds-feed-price-increases.md) | +0.1% | +2.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-02 | [Grain prices, disease, China wild cards in pork market \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37344-grain-prices-disease-china-wild-cards-in-pork-market-feed-strategy.md) | +1.7% | +11.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-13 | [China: swine production is shifting north and west - Swine news - pig333, pig to pork community](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65495-china-swine-production-is-shifting-north-and-west-swine-news-pig333-pig-to-pork.md) | +17.6% | +18.3% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-31 | [High costs, low values stunt the pork industry: CoBank \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35180-high-costs-low-values-stunt-the-pork-industry-cobank-agriculture-dive.md) | -1.3% | -16.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-31 | [Ag producers see improved prices in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55595-ag-producers-see-improved-prices-in-november.md) | -1.7% | -2.0% |
| MILK | 2026-06-03 | [Class III-IV gap widens to largest spread since 2020 \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7956-class-iii-iv-gap-widens-to-largest-spread-since-2020-ag-proud.md) | -5.0% | -8.5% |
| MILK | 2021-01-21 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - December 2020 statistics (published 21 January 2021) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49167-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-december.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| MILK | 2024-02-29 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - December 2023 statistics (published 25 January 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31680-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-december.md) | -4.1% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/21762-food-prices-post-largest-increase-since-january

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