Grocery prices are rising as beef, coffee hit record highs

(NewsNation) — About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a major source of stress in their life and the latest inflation data shows that pressure isn't easing.Grocery prices rose 0.6% from July to August, the steepest one-month gain in roughly three years, according to the Consumer Price Index. They're now 2.7% higher than a year ago and up nearly 30% from before the pandemic.Grocery inflation has cooled considerably since the summer of 2022, when it peaked above 13% ye