{"id":14212,"date":"2026-08-26T17:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?post_type=rbc_econ_video&#038;p=14212"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:36:12","slug":"food-inflation-in-canada-six-key-questions-about-higher-prices","status":"publish","type":"rbc_econ_video","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/video\/food-inflation-in-canada-six-key-questions-about-higher-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Food inflation in Canada: Six key questions about higher prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"video-wpr\"><video class=\"video-player video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/Salim-thumbnailAug26.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/Slaim-Draft-3_4K-.mp4\" data-dig-id=\"LP-14212-67019590\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"video play\" data-dig-label=\"Slaim-Draft-3_4K-.mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"http:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><track kind=\"captions\" src=\"\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have our eye on what\u2019s hitting Canadian wallets\u2014food prices. 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