US producer prices dip 0.2 percent in February as cost of both food and energy decline Tuesday Mar 15, 2016 at 12:01 AM Mar 15, 2016 at 12:45 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - US producer prices dip 0.2 percent in February as cost of both food and energy decline. WASHINGTON (AP) — US producer prices dip 0.2 percent in February as cost of both food and energy decline.