Inflation Watch:

Fear As Food Prices Soar

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Reader L.C. wrote: “I feed my family mostly certified organic foods. We deal primarily with local farmers for our meat and produce and dairy needs, but the kids do like a hot dog every now and again. So I have been buying Applegate Farms organic hot dogs from the local organic market for years. The price in the last couple years has been $5.79 for a package of 8. Today at the market they had a “brand new look” on the new packaging. The price is the same, but the package now contains 7 hot dogs. So if your favorite brand suddenly has a brightly-colored new label – Beware!”