Americans are paying noticeably more for the three main ingredients of a bacon cheeseburger – ground chuck, cheese and bacon – than a year ago, says the largest U.S. farm group in a semi-annual market basket survey. Compared to a year ago, ground beef is up 17 percent, bacon is up 9 percent and cheese is up 6 percent. “Consumers can expect to pay a little more for their bacon cheeseburgers as we look toward the end of the year,” said John Anderson, deputy chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation. Overall, the survey of 16 grocery items showed prices were up 2 percent from a year, in line with USDA forecasts for food inflation.