Source: Matt Talhelm, WRAL, 5/11/22

 While Wednesday's inflation report showed price increases easing a bit from last month's 40-year high, food prices were up for a 17th month in a row. It's easy to do an apples-to-apples comparison at the North Carolina State Farmers Market. A year ago, locally-grown apples started at 99 cents a pound here. On Wednesday, the cheapest price per pound was almost double that at $1.79.

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