🧈 Fort Wayne Dairy Prices Cool as Grocery Inflation Levels Off

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

Fort Wayne grocery prices held steady this week as milk and eggs fell across most stores. See the latest Summit Staples Snapshot comparing Walmart, Kroger, Meijer, and Aldi and how our city beats Indiana’s average.

James Lane

Nov 12, 2025

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📊 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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