🧈 Fort Wayne Dairy Prices Cool as Grocery Inflation Levels Off — Summit Staples Snapshot

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🧈 Summit Staples Snapshot: Dairy Prices Cool as Fort Wayne Holds Steady

Milk and eggs dip across most stores while overall grocery costs level off ahead of the holidays.

📊 This Week’s Prices vs Last Month

Item	Kroger	Meijer	Walmart	Aldi
Milk (1 gal, 2 %)	$2.59 —	$2.67 —	$2.18 ✅ (↓ $0.39)	$2.89 —
Eggs (dozen, large)	$1.99 ✅ (↓ $0.40)	$1.99 ✅ (↓ $0.40)	$1.97 ✅ (↓ $0.37)	$3.75 ✅ (↓ $0.54)
Butter (1 lb)	$3.99 —	$3.49 ✅ (↓ $0.50)	$3.67 —	$3.49 —
Cheese (8 oz cheddar)	$1.67 ✅ (↓ $0.32)	$1.99 —	$1.94 ✅ (↓ $0.03)	$1.99 ✅ (↓ $0.66)
Yogurt (6 oz cup)	$0.80 🔺 (↑ $0.20)	$0.79 —	$0.77 🔺 (↑ $0.28)	$0.59 —

✅ = price down 🔺 = price up — = no change

💵 Total Basket Comparison

Store	Oct 15 Basket	Nov 12 Basket	Change
Kroger	$11.56	$11.04	✅ – $0.52 (↓ 4.5 %)
Meijer	$11.83	$10.93	✅ – $0.90 (↓ 7.6 %)
Walmart	$10.04	$10.53	🔺 + $0.49 (↑ 4.8 %)
Aldi	$14.91	$12.71	✅ – $2.20 (↓ 14.8 %)

📊 Meijer and Aldi saw the biggest drops, led by lower egg and butter prices. Walmart’s small increase came from slightly higher yogurt costs and discount phase-outs.

🧠 What We’re Seeing in Fort Wayne

🥛 Dairy is stabilizing: All four chains showed price corrections after October’s spikes.
🧈 Butter and cheese fell most thanks to regional wholesale adjustments.
🥚 Egg prices continued their decline, with Aldi posting the largest drop.
🥣 Yogurt costs inched up, mirroring national trends on packaging and milk solids.

Overall, Fort Wayne grocery costs are flat month-to-month, roughly 0.3 % below Indiana’s average food-at-home inflation.

🌎 How We Compare

Indiana’s average dairy category rose 1.1 % in October → November.
Nationally, the USDA still shows a 2 % rise driven by California milk supply issues, but Fort Wayne prices have remained remarkably resilient.

📌 Disclaimer

Prices recorded Nov 12 2025 @ 12:15 PM from Walmart (46818), Meijer (46818), Kroger (46825), Aldi (46818).
Prices may vary by location and availability. Summit Staples tracks trends, not guaranteed checkout totals.

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