Prairie Fare: Are you experiencing sticker shock at the grocery store?

“Are you sure?” I asked the checker at the grocery store. I couldn’t believe the cost of two small bags of groceries was over $100. “Yes, that’s right,” he said.

I checked over the receipt to be sure I hadn’t been charged $20 for a can of beans by accident.

“Every item is at least $5 or $6,” my husband said as we rolled our cart out of the store.

On average, food prices are 2.9% higher than a year ag…