[Balding_Eagle]

There is no doubt that food prices have gone up considerably, so these numbers (going by memeory here) are a little dated;

from 1970 through 2009, food costs, as a percentage of income, fell by 30%, from just over 14% of income to just under 9% of income.

[editor-surveyor]

You won’t find a single falling food price in the US.

Lamb chops that used to cost $3.29 / pound in 2009 are now $8.99. That is almost triple.