Wave of increases in food - Consumers unprotected

Commodity prices caught fire in November. Invoking international price increases for raw materials and launching container freight rates, there have been significant increases in product range, even domestic production.

The prices of cereals, sugar, legumes and vegetables show significant increases. The rise in prices is recorded in the context of the latest survey conducted by the Consumer Protection Service on 10/11/2021, which takes place every month and includes fixed products and pricing areas. The price of the 10 kg LPG cylinder varies significantly, where from € 11,80 in October the lowest reached € 13,50 in November and the maximum from € 14,50 now rose to € 16,20. The average price shows an increase of 14,3%.

And it can The price of milk has not yet increased, despite the fact that it was announced in advance, but it is not the same as the price of bread that has risen. All types of bakery products show an increase in the last month. The price of small white bread (10 - 450 gr) sold from € 500 to € 1,00 and the package of sliced ​​wholemeal bread (1,10-900 gr) 1000% and sold from € 6 show a bigger increase by 1,61%. , 1,71 to € XNUMX.

In fresh vegetables the product that shows the highest price increase is the fresh potato which in two months shows an increase of 85%. Specifically, from 59 cents sold in September, reached 67 cents in October and now sells for € 1,09 per kilo. In the last month the price shows an increase of 63%.

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