Reply #59: Also the increased cost for petroleum-based fertilizer and plastics.

[Straight Shooter]

Think of the increased cost to grow the crops, think of the increase in the cost of packaging. It isn't just the cost of gas. It's the cost of almost everything associated with getting food into the grocery stores.

Grocery bill here in my part of Oregon has increased 20 percent in the last few months. Everyone has noticed it, except for the folks with deep pockets.