ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As gas prices continue to climb due to the ongoing conflict in Iran, many are left wondering if their grocery bills will feel the impact. News10NBC visited several local grocery stores to investigate potential changes in food prices.
We checked prices at Wegmans, Tops, Aldi, Price Rite, and Walmart, focusing on the average cost of three staple items: a dozen eggs, a gallon of whole milk, and a loaf of white bread. We then compared current prices to those from January, March, and August of last year, when we previously did similar grocery price check-ins.
Patrick De Haan, chief petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, explained the broader economic impact of the situation. “Agriculture is more expensive now with rising diesel; and getting the goods to where they need to go is now more expensive because of the rise in diesel,” De Haan said…