I’m currently using my celery index to track inflation locally.  There are two prices at my store.  $3.29. Bunch for organic, and $2.49 for standard.  A year ago the organic sold for a bit less, maybe $2.79 a bunch.  I have to adjust for time of year and the recent floods in California, where most of our ground veg comes from, and figure there will probably be a jump to $3.79 before spring.  Add to that the western drought, which will effect both the Imperial Valley and growing in Arizona, I’ll be happy to see celery in my salads.We can walk and ride our bikes and take a train to groceries, so we save on gas, but that savings goes to the property tax increases.  We’re retired, so a fixed income, but the house is paid off and we still have good cash balance in our liquidity.So, I rely on celery indexes and, Paul, to figure what’s coming

I’m currently using my celery index to track inflation locally.  There are two prices at my store.  $3.29. Bunch for organic, and $2.49 for standard.  A year ago the organic sold for a bit less, maybe $2.79 a bunch.  I have to adjust for time of year and the recent floods in California, where most of our ground veg comes from, and figure there will probably be a jump to $3.79 before spring.  Add to that the western drought, which will effect both the Imperial Valley and growing in Arizona, I’ll be happy to see celery in my salads.We can walk and ride our bikes and take a train to groceries, so we save on gas, but that savings goes to the property tax increases.  We’re retired, so a fixed income, but the house is paid off and we still have good cash balance in our liquidity.So, I rely on celery indexes and, Paul, to figure what’s coming

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