How the Cost of Meat, Milk and Other Food Staples Changed in 2021

The effects of the pandemic on the economy have not stopped even after many businesses were able to open to normal standards in 2021.

Worker shortages, supply chain disruptions, transportation issues and inflation have had a dramatic effect on the goods and services we purchase, particularly groceries.

Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the real average weekly earnings for Americans dropped by 1.9 percent in 2021 (November to November) and the Consumer Price Index jumped 6.9 percent.

GOBankingRates sourced the median price of select goods as presented by the Consumer Price Index for November 2021 and January 2021 to show how much they’ve gone up or down. 

See how the cost of meat, milk and other food staples changed in 2021.

• Median cost in November: $0.44 
• Median cost in January: $0.39 
• Difference in cost: -$0.05 (-11.4%)

• Median cost in November: $5.65 
• Median cost in January: $5.33 
• Difference in cost: -$0.32 (-5.7%)

• Median cost in November: $3.64 
• Median cost in January: $3.48 
• Difference in cost: -$0.16 (-4.4%) 

• Median cost in November: $2.17 
• Median cost in January: $2.09 
• Difference in cost: -$0.08 (-3.7%) 

• Median cost in November: $0.78 
• Median cost in January: $0.77 
• Difference in cost: -$0.01 (-1.3%) 

• Median cost in November: $1.59 
• Median cost in January: $1.58 
• Difference in cost: -$0.01 (-0.6%)

• Median cost in November: $1.55 
• Median cost in January: $1.55 
• Difference in cost: $0 

22. Strawberries (per 12 oz.)

• Median cost in November: $3.04 
• Median cost in January: $3.07 
• Difference in cost: $0.03 (1%)

21. Yogurt (per 8 oz.)

• Median cost in November: $1.22 
• Median cost in January: $1.25 
• Difference in cost: $0.03 (2.5%)

20. Beans, Dried (per lb.)

• Median cost in November: $0.60 
• Median cost in January: $0.62 
• Difference in cost: $0.02 (3.3%)

• Median cost in November: $12.88 
• Median cost in January: $13.35 
• Difference in cost: $0.47 (3.6%)

• Median cost in November: $3.47 
• Median cost in January: $3.67 
• Difference in cost: $0.20 (5.8%)

• Median cost in November: $0.79 
• Median cost in January: $0.84 
• Difference in cost: $0.05 (6.3%)

• Median cost in November: $3.67 
• Median cost in January: $3.99 
• Difference in cost: $0.32 (8.7%) 

• Median cost in November: $3.69 
• Median cost in January: $4.07 
• Difference in cost: $0.38 (10.3%) 

• Median cost in November: $4.31 
• Median cost in January: $4.81 
• Difference in cost: $0.50 (11.6%) 

• Median cost in November: $3.44 
• Median cost in January: $3.85 
• Difference in cost: $0.41 (11.9%) 

• Median cost in November: $2.34 
• Median cost in January: $2.65 
• Difference in cost: $0.31 (13.2%)

• Median cost in November: $1.46 
• Median cost in January: $1.72 
• Difference in cost: $0.26 (17.8%)

• Median cost in November: $3.96 
• Median cost in January: $4.71 
• Difference in cost: $0.75 (18.9%)

• Median cost in November: $5.86 
• Median cost in January: $7.16 
• Difference in cost: $1.30 (22.2%)

• Median cost in November: $8.25 
• Median cost in January: $10.22 
• Difference in cost: $1.97 (23.9%)

• Median cost in November: $5.83 
• Median cost in January: $7.26 
• Difference in cost: $1.43 (24.5%)

• Median cost in November: $3.67 
• Median cost in January: $4.85 
• Difference in cost: $1.18 (+32.2%) 

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