Food Prices

In his speech, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer announced the Family Grocer and Farmer Relief Act, which directs the Federal Trade Commission to break up corporate power in the meatpacking industry.

Rising grocery prices have some Central New Yorkers considering growing their own food, but starting can seem daunting in the freezing winter months.

An annual survey shows the cost of Thanksgiving dinner is down 5%, but the cost to put that meal on New York dinner tables is well above the national average.