Valley families struggle to make ends meet as grocery prices rise

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Trips to the market store are costing much arsenic consumers proceed to conflict ostentation on with caller tariffs connected immoderate imported goods.

"I've been noticing the prices person been a small high," Fresno nonmigratory Alfred Perez stated.

The U.S. Consumer Price Index from March revealed that successful the past year, nutrient prices crossed the federation person accrued by 2.4% and consumers are feeling the pressure.

"This is the worst I've seen it successful 40 years," Fresno nonmigratory Lisa Graves said.

A caller Lending Tree survey recovered that much Americans are utilizing bargain now, wage aboriginal loans to acquisition groceries and galore are paying those bills late.

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Others similar Patty are turning to recognition cards.

"They're each maxed retired close now," she said portion holding aggregate recognition cards. "I person to repay, and past there's clip I can't wage it due to the fact that I person to travel up with nutrient and effort to marque it work."

Action News took a basal market database to 3 stores to spot however overmuch you could beryllium spending. We shopped for items including eggs, milk, cereal and more.

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Before taxes, Walmart came retired to $44.37, Trader Joe's was $45.08 and Von's was $62.04.

But determination are ways to little that cost, particularly astatine stores with a loyalty program.

"You bash person to springiness your telephone fig oregon your email code oregon immoderate idiosyncratic information, but it gives you entree to other discounts and deals," idiosyncratic concern adept for NerdWallet, Kim Palmer explained.

If you articulation the loyalty programme astatine Von's, the full for the items connected our database would driblet from $62.04 to $53.55, dipping adjacent much if you person the store's app and clip their personalized deals.

Some consumers are uncovering different ways to get the astir for their dollar.

"Just program retired what we're going to bargain and usage a spot much contented successful that area," Perez said.

Experts accidental making a database is 1 of the biggest ways to save, on with comparing prices earlier you caput to the store by utilizing apps similar FLIPP.

"You tin participate your zip code, comparison adjacent market stores and earlier you adjacent get to the store, spot wherever determination mightiness beryllium immoderate other deals oregon discounts disposable and program wherever you privation to store that way," Palmer explained.

Experts adhd that if you store section and in-season items, you whitethorn beryllium capable to agelong your dollar adjacent more.

Buying successful bulk and past splitting it up to frost tin besides chopped your costs, on with prepping meals that tin past respective days.

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