Hot dogs, potato chips, and hamburger buns, among other BBQ staples, are going to cost you again this Memorial Day weekend.
The price of hot dog and hamburger buns are higher too. On a yearly basis, prices for bakery products are up 12.9% with white bread driving the cost higher, up 14.3%. For a pound of white bread, it will cost $1.96. That's the highest price ever recorded, perIf you're looking to bring dessert, there's bad news on that price front too. Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies were up 14.1%. Cookies alone were up a whopping 15.9%.
There's also bad news for side dishes. "Sweet corn... that's really a very seasonal market. We've had some tough issues...with the rain in California and Mexico, those kind of markets are week to week, literally," said Swanson.Fresh vegetable prices were up 1.4% compared to last year, driven by potatoes, up 7.5%; lettuce was also up: 3.9%. Salad dressing, well that'll cost more too, up 14.8% year-over-year, despite a 0.3% drop on a monthly basis.
Snacks: Be ready to pay up for the likes of Lay's Potato Chips and Doritos . Prices for the snack category overall are up 10.1% compared to 2022. Also: Alcoholic beverages have increased by 4.6% compared to last year; carbonated drinks are up 11.9% compared to last year."I don't think there's really...a screaming bargain out there," said Swanson. "But there's certainly good availability."
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