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Food price rise could lift family bill in 1979 says expert
Howard Hjort, top economist for the Agriculture Department, warned that a bad crop year could nearly double the planned weekly grocery bill rise for a four person family to 6.15 dollars in 1979. He cited weather, policy, and marketing costs as drivers of higher food prices and noted inflation’s broad impact on what consumers pay.
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