US grocery prices have stabilized for the first time in three years, with the food-at-home CPI showing 0.2% monthly change — effectively flat — as supply chains normalize and commodity prices decline.
What's Cheaper
Eggs have dropped 35% from their 2025 peak, chicken is down 12%, and cooking oils are 20% cheaper. Fresh produce remains stable while organic products continue to command 30-50% premiums.
Still Expensive
Grocery prices remain 25% higher than 2021 levels overall. Shoppers won't see pre-pandemic prices return, but the era of rapid food inflation appears over.
- Food CPI nearly flat at 0.2% monthly
- Eggs down 35% from 2025 peak
- Prices still 25% above 2021 levels
- Rapid food inflation era ending