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Rising costs add to pandemic pain for small businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — In just two months, the cost of pecans for the pies at Peggy Jean’s Pies in Columbia, Missouri, has surged just about 40{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73}, perplexing co-owner Rebecca Miller and introducing to the value of undertaking company. Miller will soon have to bump up the selling price of her Southern Pecan, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan, and German Chocolate pies by $2 to $24. While pecans have risen the most, Miller is observing price improves throughout the board, from blackberries to condensed milk and eggs. She consults with 3 foods brokers weekly to supply the cheapest selling prices for components. But she however demands to demand far more for the…