🥛 Summit Staples Snapshot – Fort Wayne Dairy Prices Ease Slightly (Week 5, October 2025)

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🥛 Summit Staples Snapshot: Week 5: Dairy & Basics (October 2025)

Eggs and milk ease a bit since September, Walmart still cheapest basket, and Aldi joins the mix with premium options. See how local trends compare statewide and nationally.

Part of the Summit Secret Scoops Series: Tracking Fort Wayne’s Real Grocery Prices

We’re kicking off Month 2 of the Summit Staples Snapshot, checking back in on the Dairy & Basics that start nearly every shopping list; milk, eggs, butter, cheese, and yogurt.

📊 This Week’s Prices

Item	Kroger	Meijer	Walmart	Aldi
Milk (1 gal, 2 %)	$2.59	$2.67	$2.57 ✅	$2.89 🔺
Eggs (dozen, large)	$2.39 ✅	$2.39 ✅	$2.34 ✅	$4.29 🔺 (cage-free)
Butter (1 lb)	$3.99 —	$3.99 —	$3.67 ✅	$3.49 ✅
Cheese (cheddar, 8 oz)	$1.99 —	$2.29 —	$1.97 —	$2.65 (11 oz) 🔺
Yogurt (6 oz cup)	$0.60 🔺	$0.79 —	$0.49 —	$0.59 —

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

💵 Total Basket Comparison

Store	Current Total (Oct)	Last Month (Sep)	Change
Kroger	$11.56	$11.65	✅ – $0.09
Meijer	$12.13	$12.25	✅ – $0.12
Walmart	$11.04	$11.45	✅ – $0.41
Aldi	$13.91	— (new addition)	—

🧮 Overall, prices dipped slightly across most stores. Particularly at Walmart, which trimmed nearly half a dollar from its dairy basket since September. Aldi joins the series this month, and while some of its premium options (like cage-free eggs) push totals higher, it remains strong on butter and basics.

🧠 What We’re Seeing in Fort Wayne

Eggs down slightly at all three major chains after last month’s jump.
Butter & cheese hold steady, signaling stable dairy supply.
Yogurt crept up pennies at Kroger, but stayed flat elsewhere.
Walmart maintains the lowest five-item basket by roughly a $1 margin.

🌽 How We Compare to Indiana and Beyond

Statewide, grocery prices are following a similar trend, small decreases in dairy offset by steady costs for packaged items.

Indiana’s food-at-home inflation is hovering near 3 %, just above national averages.
Nationally, milk prices are easing, but butter and cheese remain sticky due to packaging and transport costs.
Fort Wayne’s local basket shows a slower, steadier decline, meaning households here are seeing modest relief but not dramatic drops.

🔮 What’s Next

Week 6 shifts focus to proteins and pantry staples again, the most volatile category in the index.

Next month, we’ll be able to compare full 20-item baskets month-to-month, revealing whether Fort Wayne’s grocery costs are trending downward or leveling out.

📌 Disclaimer

Prices recorded Saturday, October 19, 2025 @ 2:45 PM from:
Walmart (46818) | Meijer (46818) | Kroger (46825) | Aldi (46818)

Prices may vary by store, time, or availability. Summit Staples tracks local trends, not guaranteed checkout totals.

💬 Join the Conversation

What are you paying for milk and eggs this week? Drop your prices, receipt pics, or grocery hacks in our Summit Secret Scoops Facebook Group,your insight might appear in next week’s chart!