Anonymous wrote:A number of factors are pushing prices into new territory. High grain prices and drought conditions in states including Texas, Oklahoma and California have shrunk cattle herds, leading to higher meat and dairy prices. Dry weather in the U.S. and Brazil has hit fruit, vegetable and coffee prices.
Meanwhile, a disease known as porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has killed millions of piglets and contributed to higher pork prices. Florida's orange and grapefruit trees are suffering from a disease known as citrus greening. And a bacterial infection has depleted supplies of shrimp in southeast Asia, the source of much of the shrimp eaten in the U.S.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/high-food-prices-lead-to-trade-offs-even-in-upper-income-households-1409094494