on tight budget. it s hard for me to get out here and be around people. sometimes you have to do without some things to eat. reporter: grocery costs keep climbing on everything from meat to seafood, produce, cereal and much more. with overall prices up 9% from a year ago. it feels like i m paying a lot more at the register when i finally do check out. reporter: now big name brands are raising prices. kr k kraft is the latest. joining general mill, campbell soup and procter & gamble which is raising the price of tide laundry desproducts. they put off for as long as possible. reporter: the entire food supply chain is facing surging cost, congestion and a labor shortage. the number of cargo ships parked off the california cost hit a record high in january with more than 100 still waiting. even after the port some