Category Archives: Arizona Food Prices

Study Says Your Food Prices Could Go Up without Labor Reform

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Fill Your Plate

An approach to agricultural labor reform that focuses solely on immigration enforcement would raise food prices over five years by an additional 5 to 6 percent and would cut the nation’s food and fiber production by as much as a … Continue reading →

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Summer Time Shouldn’t Be Hungry Time

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

More than 21 million children in the country receive free and reduced price meals during the school year, but when summer rolls around, only about 1 in 10 of those kids (3 million) get free meals through federal summer feeding programs.

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What Factors Impact Food Prices? Part 2

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

In the first part of this series, we talked about how production and weather impact the price of our food. Now, let’s look at another of the factors that we don’t hear about as much but that can actually have a more substantial impact on how much it will cost to fill our plates.

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What Factors Impact Food Prices? – Part 1

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

There has been a lot of talk on the news lately about how this news story or that news story will definitely result in the price of some food skyrocketing.  The furor over bacon being impossible to get is a … Continue reading →

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Healthy Foods: The Affordable Choice

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Fill Your Plate

By USDA Undersecretary Kevin Concannon Fresh fruits and vegetables? Key elements of a healthy diet, for sure. But many people of modest means, including those served by USDA’s nutrition assistance programs, wonder if they can afford to buy healthy foods … Continue reading →

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