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USDA is withdrawing the salmonella framework it proposed last summer after years of study, drawing praise from the broiler industry but sparking concern from consumer advocates.

Higher prices for eggs helped drive a 0.3% increase in the cost of groceries in December. Beef prices rose 0.5%, while chicken and pork prices were 0.3% higher.

Farmers and agriculture departments in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota have spent the past few weeks scrambling to figure out what to do with roughly 2 million chickens left behind by Pure Prairie Poultry, which stopped paying for feed on Sept. 30 amid financial struggles that ended with the plant being shuttered. 

The cost of groceries rose 0.1% for the second month in a row in July, led by increases in the cost of beef, eggs, milk and fresh produce. Consumers continue to see significantly more inflation when they're eating out.

Grocery prices were flat again in May and are up 1% over the past 12 months, as the cost of eating at home continues to moderate.

The cost of eating at home fell 0.2% in April after supermarket prices were flat for two straight months, helping offset continued inflation in housing and energy costs. 

The Agriculture Department is officially declaring salmonella an adulterant in some chicken products, barring the sale of any that are contaminated. 

The cost of eating at home was unchanged for the second straight month in March as lower prices for dairy and grain products offset higher costs for beef, pork, chicken and eggs.

Grocery prices rose just 0.1% in December for the second month in a row and are up 1.3% year over year as food inflation continues to moderate, according to the latest Consumer Price Index.