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Breakfast foods are getting pricier

By Steve Rothwell
Published March 21, 2014 11:53pm ET
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Breakfast foods are getting pricier
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 26, 2013, file photo, a breakfast sandwich is photographed at the Triple XXX restaurant in West Lafayette, Ind. Breakfast is now being served with a dose of sticker shock. The cost of morning staples like bacon, coffee and orange juice is surging on a host of global supply problems, from drought in Brazil to disease on U.S. pig farms. (AP Photo/Journal & Courier, Brent Drinkut) | Brent Drinkut

NEW YORK (AP) — Breakfast is now being served with a side of sticker shock.

The price of bacon is surging and the cost of other morning staples, like coffee and orange juice, is set to rise because of global supply problems, from drought in Brazil to disease on U.S. pig farms.

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