Grocery prices fall 2 percent - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The Alabama Farmers Federation’sx Monthly Food Price Survey found that averagre cost of common grocery items droppedto $50.68 the first week of down 92 cents from the previous month. Whils prices are lower for shoppers – dairy farmers are according tothe survey. The prices of dairy products have been hit hard by thesaggingb economy. Struggling dairy farmersa across the nation are facinban “unprecedented crisis” since the average price paid to farmerx is less than half their cost of production. For the seconrd straight month, milk fell a nickel to $2.70o per half-gallon and eggs dropped 17 centato $1.15 a dozen. Butterr was down 4 cents to $3.43 a pound.
ice cream, received a boost likely attributed to Independence Day was unchangedat $3.72 a