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US Families Slash Grocery Budgets as Food Prices Soar

7/25/2026

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U.S. households are cutting grocery spending as food prices have risen 33% since early 2019.
Ground beef hit $6.82 per pound, 79% above 2019 levels, while strawberries rose from $7.99 to $11 per pound in 2024.
Apral Jack of Lexington, Massachusetts, uses a deals app, coupons and switches stores to cut costs.
Ada Torres of Cleveland, Texas, stopped buying ground beef because five pounds now cost almost $20.

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Story summary

U.S. households are cutting grocery spending as food prices have risen 33% since early 2019.
Ground beef hit $6.82 per pound, 79% above 2019 levels, while strawberries rose from $7.99 to $11 per pound in 2024.
Apral Jack of Lexington, Massachusetts, uses a deals app, coupons and switches stores to cut costs.
Ada Torres of Cleveland, Texas, stopped buying ground beef because five pounds now cost almost $20.