date:Dec 06, 2013
, the report predicts that fruit and nuts will be up 0.6 to 1.2 percent and vegetables will be up 1.4 to 2.1 percent.
Restaurant food prices are expected to increase by no more than two per cent.
The index also predicts that major agricultural industry changes, such as the recent closing of the Heinz plant in Leamington, Ont., and new policies will have insignificant effects on food prices.