Thanks for all the replies!
When I gave the example of milk, it was because milk usually holds steady. I wasn't blaming the dairy farmers for the price increase. In fact, that hadn't even occurred to me. Milk is usually a loss leader, so maybe stores have decided to do away their loss leaders. Wegman's seems to be the best price-wise on milk. It's been over a dollar (for that quart - I live alone and rarely use even that much up before it goes bad) for a few weeks now at most places. Today I didn't feel like fighting Sunday crowds at Wegman's, so I got it at Giant for, I think, $1.01. Wal-mart actually has the highest milk prices, like 20 cents higher for the same brand, same size.
Usually I rant about green peppers costing $3.99/pound, but this year the highest I've seen so far is $2.49, and most stores are regularly selling them for $1.69 - $1.99. I still remember the days of 99 cents being the non-sale price. Oh, well.
mcdaniel023, grapes, at this time of year? They're not in season. They're actually on sale for $1.29/pound this week (I know, that's retail), which just astonishes me even if they are imported. They're rarely that low even in the summer.