US targets surging grocery prices in latest probe

A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in 2022 in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo)

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will probe why grocery prices remain high even as costs for retailers fall, Chair Lina Khan said on Thursday, a key theme for the Biden-Harris administration as it heads towards the presidential election.

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