Supermarket Aisle (photo by Ronnie Bergeron, courtesy of morguefile.com)

The Associated Press has reported that American families shouldn’t expect relief from high food prices anytime soon. In fact, the AP article as published by Yahoo! states, “Food inflation is here to stay -- and will probably get worse for some things.”

This is despite that fact that major commodity prices have fallen somewhat. Still, there is generally some lag time between drops in commodity prices and the cost of food at the supermarket. As the AP report puts it:

That's bad news for Americans still struggling with high costs for fuel and household goods, and worse for people in impoverished countries like Haiti and Senegal, where violent food riots broke out earlier this year as world food prices peaked.

American families deserve a healthier and more sustainable food system, a system that lets family-scale farms earn a decent living without subjecting consumers to budget-busting prices for nutritious food. Such a system is attainable and elected officials should be held accountable for making progress on this vital issue.

If you’d like to read the AP article cited above go to: Commodities slump won't mean lower food prices