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TRI-STATES -- UPDATED: February 14 at 7:00 a.m.

Gas prices continue to be just above $3 a gallon.

Tillie Perkins posted on our facebook book page that gas in Hannibal is $2.94 and Sunbeam bread at walmart is $1.54!

Hannibal is one of the few communities that gas remains below $3 a gallon.

Bread on the other hand seems to be the same around the area Amanda White said on facebook that bread around griggsville is about 1.35 a loaf.

We'll continue to monitor these prices and bring you our findings.

Join us on Facebook where you can report gas and bread prices in your area.

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Energy prices and bread prices are primary concerns that could have an affect on people in the U.S.

Unfortunately, the cost of food played a role in the uprisings in the Middle East. As the turmoil continues, that cost is being driven higher and higher. Per the Associate Press, wheat prices already jumped 22 percent during December and January.

Tom Raum with the Associated Press stated that the unrest has also already affected U.S. energy prices.  The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. was $3.12 on Friday - up 2.4 cents just in the past week. Analysts expect prices to stay above $3 a gallon - the highest since 2008 - and probably go higher until the conflict in Egypt is resolved and Mideast tensions ease.

Read more about this in the KansasCityStar.com.

KHQA is keeping tabs on the cost of gas and bread here in the Tri-States and you can help. We'd like you to report in and tell us what you pay for gas and bread in your community.

You can pass the info along in one of the following ways:

1) Post a comment in the thread below this story.

2) Join us on Facebook.

3) Email us at news7@khqa.com.

Remember, we want to know what you pay for a loaf of bread and what a gallon of gas is going for in your area. We will continue to follow this story up for several weeks to watch for trends, so keep the information coming!