U.S. is vulnerable to rising food and oil prices . `` It makes you feel useless , '' Madison says , `` like your government is waiting for you to die so they do n't have to help you anymore . '' Rising food prices are having a direct effect on food banks . The average price of fresh produce has increased by more than 50 percent since 2008, according to the USDA ( http://www.usda.gov/media/releases/2013/06/14/food-prices-rise-across-u-@@
U.S. is vulnerable to rising food and oil prices . Rising food prices are having a direct effect on food banks . The average price of fresh produce has increased by more than 50 percent since 2008, according to the USDA ( http://www.usda.gov/media/releases/2013/06/14/food-prices-rise-across-u-@@