What higher grocery prices mean for Memorial Day weekend

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Before you start firing up the grill for Memorial Day weekend, you may notice grocery prices are a little more than they used to be.

The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show in April that all grocery prices grew 2.6% -- the largest month-to-month jump since 1974.

From a year ago, overall grocery prices are up 4.1%, with meat, poultry, fish and eggs seeing the biggest jump.

Thanks to the coronavirus, more Americans are cooking at home, and the demand for groceries shot up, disrupting supply chains. Issues with outbreaks at meat-processing plants have also added to the problem.

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“When it comes to shopping for Memorial Day, I will probably hit the stores early," shopper Mallory Jordan said.

Ch. 9’s Jeff Deal went shopping for some of the most popular food for Memorial Day weekend. Watch the video below to see what this means for your holiday shopping list.

VIDEO: What higher grocery prices means for Memorial Day weekend Before you start fire up those grills for Memorial Day weekend, you may notice grocery prices are a little more than they used to be.

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