FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE

 Canadians are likely to see inflated food prices at their local grocery stores for several more months, some experts say.

Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, told CTV News Channel on Sunday that food prices have risen by about five per cent across the board since January.

"Now five per cent may seem low, but for consumers out there looking for similar products, some products have actually gone up by 20, 25 per cent," he said.