Cheese pizza cost 34 cents more. Beef prices dipped slightly in April, with round steak down five cents, and chuck roast down nine cents a pound. Ham was 12 cents a pound more, and pork roast was eleven cents a pound more in April. Shoppers paid more for beef, chicken, and dairy, compared to April of last year, and paid less for pork, grain-based foods and fruits and vegetables. Communities surveyed by Farm Bureau volunteer market reporters were Appleton, Ashland, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grafton, Green Bay, Janesville, La Crosse, Ladysmith, Lancaster, Madison, Manitowoc, Marshfield, Medford, Mequon, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Portage, Racine, Shawano, Sheboygan, Stevens Point, Watertown, Waukesha, Wausau and West Bend.
Food prices vary based on location.
April March Ground beef, lb. Oatmeal 1.87 1.88 Round steak, lb. 3.03 3.08 Cereal 2.60 2.61 Chuck roast, lb. 2.60 2.69 Peanut butter 1.89 1.93 Bacon 3.63 3.65 Spaghetti 0.94 1.03 Ham, lb. 1.87 1.65 Spaghetti sauce 1.88 1.86 Pork chops, lb. 1.31 1.39 Chicken, fryer, lb.