Not only have temperatures been soaring, your grocery bills may be going up, too. And yes, the two are related.
It has been hot, and it has been dry. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain says that is affecting the grain harvest around the country.
"I think were going to see a decrease in the availability of wheat and we've already seen a rise in what futures on the Chicago Board of Trade," Strain said. "You will see an increased cost in bread and that sort of thing probably in the next 90 days."
Also corn, soy, and even beef, pork and poultry.
The heat keeps livestock like cows and pigs from growing the way they should, so ranchers have to wait longer to slaughter the animals, or get less meat from them.
"Any type of animal that is raised in an outdoor environment, the increased temperature always results in increased cost," said Strain.
While chicken coops can be cooled, Strain said that is just another added expense that drives up prices.
