Feeling the Pinch: The Impact of Increasing Food Prices on School Lunch.
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Feeling the Pinch:
The Impact of Increasing Food Prices on School Lunch
Commodity and Food Prices Milk Prices Increasing
Source: NASS, USDA
Commodity and Food Prices Corn Prices Increasing
Source: NASS, USDA
Commodity and Food Prices Wheat Prices Increasing
Source: NASS, USDA
Commodity and Food Prices Fruit and Vegetables Increasing
Source: NASS, USDA
On the School Lunch Tray
Bread
Up 12%
Milk
Up 17%
Pasta
Up 13%
Cheese
Up 15%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, 2007
Energy PricesCrude Oil Prices Increasing
Source: Energy Information Admin
Benefit & Insurance CostsIncreasing Health Care Premiums
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
What Does it Cost to Prepare a School Meal?
Cost Type Cost
Food Costs $1.15
Non-Food Costs $0.14
Labor Costs $1.26
Indirect Costs $0.11
TOTAL COSTS $2.70
(national school lunch cost average: $2.60 to $3.10)
**Preliminary Figures**
Source: SNA Preliminary
Average Cost of a School MealAverage Meal
Prices for Students
Reimbursement Rates
(SY 2007-2008)
Total Revenue per Lunch
Full Paid Lunches
Elementary: $1.66
Middle: $1.85
High: $1.90
$0.23
Elementary: $1.89
Middle: $2.08
High: $2.13
Reduced Price Lunch* $0.38 - $0.40 $2.07 $2.45 - $2.47
Free Lunch** $0.00 $2.47 $2.47
*Students with household incomes between 130%-185% of the poverty level receive meals at a reduced price rate.
**Students with household incomes below 130% of the poverty level receive meals for free.
Sources: School Nutrition Operations Report: The State of School Nutrition 2007 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Across the Country
• Of school nutrition directors surveyed:– 86.1% of saw an increase in food costs– 83.2% saw an increase in labor costs– 84.6% saw an increase in transportation
costs– 46.6% saw an increase in indirect costs (i.e.
gas, electricity, water)
(SNA 2007 Trends Report, August 2007, School Nutrition Association)
How School Districts are Coping
• In 2006-2007, 1/3rd of school districts increased full-paid lunch meal prices.
• Full-paid lunch prices increased a median of 9% (5 cents) and breakfast prices increased a median of 15% in districts that raised prices.
Source: 2007 SNA School Nutrition Operations Report
How School Districts are Coping
• New York City replaced grape tomatoes for sliced tomatoes at salad bars.
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC switched lasagna for spaghetti.
• Spring, TX switched baby carrots for hand cut carrots.
• Hoover, AL is serving more bananas and apples instead of grapes.