{"id":688266,"date":"2026-06-06T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688266\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T17:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:12:19","slug":"produce-prices-surge-arizonans-cut-back-as-inflation-hits-grocery-aisles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688266\/","title":{"rendered":"Produce prices surge; Arizonans cut back as inflation hits grocery aisles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MESA, AZ \u2014 Arizonans are spending less on fresh produce as prices continue to surge, according to a new economic study from Advance America. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advanceamerica.net\/money-saving-tips\/money-management\/priced-out-of-the-produce-aisle-what-our-survey-found-state-by\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The report reveals that the cost of fruits and vegetables has risen six percent over the past year<\/a>, prompting many households to tighten their grocery budgets. <\/p>\n<p>Federal Reserve data shows overall grocery inflation climbed to 3% in April, slightly below the national inflation rate of 3.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Local shoppers like Glendale&#8217;s Tammy Hodder say they\u2019re feeling the squeeze, with staples at big-name retailers costing more and offering fewer healthy choices. Instead, Hodder and others are turning to the Superstition Ranch Farmer&#8217;s Market in Mesa, known for its affordable, fresh produce sourced from local farms. <\/p>\n<p>ABC15&#8217;s Sean McDowell has the full story in the video player above.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-preferred-source-badge-light-en.png\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 30%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Null\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/liveplayerbanner1.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MESA, AZ \u2014 Arizonans are spending less on fresh produce as prices continue to surge, according to a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":["post-688266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}