If you’re planning to host an Independence Day barbecue this year, expect to spend more than in years past.

The price of food in almost all categories is up this year – ranging from a measly 0.3 percent increase in the price of ground beef to some much larger increases, as U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show.

Among the many factors for the rising costs: higher fuel prices make filling grocery store shelves more expensive, growing demand for certain foods in the developing world and the rising cost of corn, which can make the price of animal products go up as well.

Food prices, on average, rose 4 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and are expected to rise as much or more by this time next year.