Grocery prices mostly down in our check

Published 5:38 pm Friday, December 2, 2011

Despite climbing prices for several food items, Snohomish County grocers held the line on prices last week.

Earlier in the year, most stores were charging more than $30 for the seven food items that make up the small market basket of food items that Herald shoppers check each month.

But prices generally fell last week, despite a sharp rise in the past few months for coffee and also for peanut butter following a small peanut crop.

WinCo had the lowest prices for the items — $23.16 — as it has since it was added to the list of stores several months ago.

Fred Meyer was next on the list, followed by Walmart and Haggen.