Wisconsin Cookout Prices Jump 7.5% to $75.50, Highest Since 2013
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Updated · drydenwire.com · Jun 29
Wisconsin Cookout Prices Jump 7.5% to $75.50, Highest Since 2013
2 articles · Updated · drydenwire.com · Jun 29
Summary
$75.50 buys 12 cookout items for 10 people in Wisconsin this summer, up 7.5% from a year earlier and equal to $7.55 per person.
Ground beef drove much of the increase, rising 23.3% to $7.30 a pound as tight cattle supplies met still-strong consumer demand for beef.
Fresh strawberries climbed 25.5% to $4.05 for two pints and vanilla ice cream rose 25.3% to $4.67 per half gallon, while several other staples posted smaller gains.
The national Farm Bureau survey put the same basket at $73.82, up 4%, with regional grocery-price gaps narrowing even as the West remained the most expensive.
Farm Bureau said higher shelf prices do not mean higher farm income, noting farmers receive less than 6 cents of each food dollar after expenses.