WEST ALLIS, Wis. — West Allis Farmers Market vendors and shoppers respond to national wholesale price surges in produce and share ways to save on grocery shopping.
Recent government data shows an uptick in the wholesale price of vegetables, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that the price supermarkets pay for fresh veggies rose almost 39% in July.
“Oh, you go to any store — Pick ‘N Save, Sendik’s, whatever you see, constant increases in prices every time you go every week, I don’t know when it’s going to end,” said Robert Brunow, a shopper at the West Allis Farmers Market…