Why everything you want is out of stock or more expensive The overall increase, projected to be between five and seven per cent, is the highest yet predicted by the report, which has been forecasting food inflation for the past 12 years.It will be “a tough year for people in the middle class and obviously families with less means as well,” says Sylvain Charlebois, lead author and director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.A family of four will spend up to $14,767 a year on food, an increase of up to $966 compared to 2021.
The estimate is based solely on the expected cost of groceries and does not include restaurant meals.Households who rely on online grocery platforms and delivery services can expect to pay between.