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Fickle Food Prices Photos

Several cheeses on display at JJ&F Market in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. "Food prices tend to go up pretty quickly and they tend to stick on the way down," said Jim Sartwelle, an economist with the American Farm Bureau, which tracks retail food prices on a quarterly basis.

(Photo: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)