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Look up one baking ingredient and see what it costs at National Grocery Chain stores this month, whether the price you saw is low or high, and whether it's a good time to stock up.
Prices for the U.S. Add a ZIP code to see your state.
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What the numbers say
How the price has moved
How long it keeps
How Check a Price works
Real store prices
Every month we read regular shelf prices for standard products at National Grocery Chain stores across the U.S. The typical price is the middle (median) store price, so one unusual store can't skew it.
Your state first
Add your ZIP code and we show your state when enough stores report, otherwise your region, otherwise the whole U.S. The page always says which one you're seeing.
Official numbers kept separate
Price trends use U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average prices and the Consumer Price Index. They are labeled and never mixed into the store prices.
Storage from USDA
How long each item keeps comes from USDA's FoodKeeper data, with tips from USDA and FDA food safety pages, each linked to its source.
Store prices vary by brand, package size, store and loyalty offers; sale prices may need a store loyalty card or digital coupon. This page compares unit prices only. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov. Full method: Ingredient Price Guide.