The University of Guelph Food Institute predicted last month that the average Canadian household will spend $345 more on food in 2016 than last year, and many people have already noticed some prices are higher.

A weak loonie and drought in California have helped prices rise — prices for lettuce, apples, oranges, pasta and meat have all spiked in the last year, according to reports. The suddenly expensive cauliflower even became a target on social media.

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With files from The Canadian Press