--- title: Historic Food Inflation description: Food inflation reaches a 25-month high in August, driven by significant increases in beef, chicken, eggs, and cheese prices. Learn how Datum FS can help manage commodity volatility. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5612AQGn2b8Q5uWlAg/article-cover_image-shrink_423_752/article-cover_image-shrink_423_752/0/1725470364443?e=1730937600&v=beta&t=7smWm7Rjz1D-S-pKUQojhk723DDgyUtqvhWt1urYwCc --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/historic-food-inflation#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) Sep 6, 2024 10:02:52 AM # Historic Food Inflation ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/historic-food-inflation) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/historic-food-inflation) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/historic-food-inflation) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/historic-food-inflation) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/historic-food-inflation) Speaking of expensive, the Datum FS Foodservice Commodity Index in August was the highest in 25 (think: Fred Belitnikoff) months. Perhaps more concerning has been the pace of the rise in the commodity basket this year as shown in the chart at top. 2024 marks the second strongest gain in the index for the period in at least the last decade. No surprise that beef trim, chicken breast and chicken wings are big drivers in this basket inflation but don't forget about table eggs and cheese which are up north of 35 percent since the beginning of the year. ![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5612AQGn2b8Q5uWlAg/article-cover_image-shrink_423_752/article-cover_image-shrink_423_752/0/1725470364443?e=1730937600&v=beta&t=7smWm7Rjz1D-S-pKUQojhk723DDgyUtqvhWt1urYwCc)   Want to learn how Datum FS can help you anticipate commodity volatility? Learn more by exploring this website or fill out the form below.  Thanks for reading. 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