Food Prices Predicted to Increase 1.9 Percent in 2025: USDA

In 2021, prices rose by 3.9 percent, in 2022 by 9.9 percent, and in 2023 by 5.8 percent.

Organic produce for sale at a Ralphs supermarket in Irvine, Calif., on Nov. 28, 2016. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Overall food prices have been increasing steadily over the years, with the growth predicted to continue in 2025, according to the Food Price Outlook tracker of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“In 2025, prices for all food are predicted to increase 1.9 percent,” the agency said in a Jan. 8 report.