High Cost of Food--What is going on in the world?

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I just went shopping yesterday to buy some groceries and everything has gone up in price in just under a week. I tend to buy the same things every week for the sack lunches I pack for my family. Well, I normally buy bologna, slice cheese, miracle whip, bread, multipack of chips, juice boxes, and cookie packs. I normally spend between $18 and $20 for those specific items just for a week's worth of lunches. Well, yesterday I spent $43.15 for those same items!! That is more than double what I normally spend. I didn't bother to look at the prices until the checker gave me my total since it has always been less than $20 for the last year. Imagine my shock when I didn't have enough cash on hand and had to use my credit card to pay for my groceries. We take our lunch because it has always been cheaper than buying lunch. If we buy our lunches it comes out to about $46.25 a week. For $3.10 more, we can just buy our lunches. It is really sad, when it actually costs almost the same to buy groceries as eating out. Has anyone else noticed a huge price hike recently in your grocery stores? My store claims it is due to theft, but I just have to wonder if theft is up because people cannot afford to buy the food they need.