 The farm bill stalemate has prompted lawmakers in both parties to say it might be better to wait until after the elections to write up a new five-year farm bill. The American Farm Bureau's annual summer cookout cost survey showing that food prices are at record levels. Barrett Nelson, an economist with Farm Bureau, talks about the numbers. According to our volunteer shoppers, the average cost of a summer cookout meal for 10 people is $71.22, or about $7.12 a person.