#food-prices

#food-prices

Customers at a supermarket on Avenida Rua Bolivar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are positively surprised at the price changes they've been experiencing over the past few weeks, as they are now paying significantly less for coffee and meat, for example. "Finally, some good news in these difficult times," says shopper Julienne Freitas, while speaking with DW. Her experience is not anecdotal, but rather echoed by a recent survey from Brazil's Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socio-Economic Studies (DIEESE)

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Pumpkin spice is traditionally a blend of five spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and allspice - and they're all sourced primarily outside the U.S. The spice industry is bracing for how tariffs could impact prices to import a variety of spices. The American Spice Trade Association says many spices require tropical conditions, which means they can't be cultivated domestically. That includes staple spices like cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla.

Looking at specific food categories, we can see that except for meat, prices for the various types of foods in Ireland were all higher than the EU27 average in 2024.

If it stains your cutting board, buy it organic. Vegetables and fruits that you eat whole and don't have a 'protective' outer barrier are best to buy organic.

"Everyone can relate to the price of a McDonald's. By using every McDonald's location, users can zoom into their area and check where their cheapest Big Mac is."

I asked myself whether it is appropriate for me to stay at the helm [of the agriculture ministry] at a critical time for rice prices, and I concluded that it is not.

In 2025, the average price of a dozen eggs skyrocketed to $8, driven by bird flu but influenced by historical price spikes and possible market manipulation.

Morrisons, Asda, and Aldi are offering vegetables like carrots and parsnips at just 8p each over Easter to help families manage their holiday budgets.

When you're on that kind of a margin, if you're being handed increases by the food manufacturers of, you know, four or five, six, sometimes double-digit [percent] increases, you're passing that on to the consumer and there's just no way to get around that.