News to know before you shop.

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Trader Joe’s has upped the prices on bananas, and it’s being noticed.

The 19-cent banana was such a staple at the eclectic grocery chain that customers rated it their No.

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1 favorite produce purchase for five years in a row.

That may sound like pocket change, but it is a 21-percent price hike.

Inflation has driven our grocery bills up25 percentsince 2019.