We were warned that food prices would rise about 2 - 3 %. That was about 10 months ago. Not much seemed to change in any store. Then one day I went to do the usual shopping and was awe struck by the price changes. Food everywhere here (on Vancouver Island at least) is up far more than the 2 - 3% predicted. I don't understand why. Not much else has changed. Cost of fuel is about the same as it has been for the past year. It too is up far past what it should be but that's a whole other topic. Transportation costs have not really changed in the past couple of years and store owners are blaming the rise in the cost of food on things like transportation. If that's true, then why didn't they rise in price that much a couple of years ago? It's all about greed.