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From pasta to pots of mustard, almost every everyday food item is affected by the price hike. France had not known such a situation for eleven years.
According to the latest figures published in France, prices continue to soar. In one year, pasta prices have jumped 15.31%, against 10.93% for flour and 9.26% for mustard. The French have to manage, and some are betting on promotions. A civil servant, with two dependent children, says that at 3.49 euros per kilo, broccoli has become too expensive for her. She therefore prefers to opt for frozen vegetables.
Food price inflation is accelerating, reaching 3.01% in April. A first for 11 years. And for Karine Sanouillet, consumer expert, it will continue. “We made a first march, at 3%, which does not take into account the impact of the crisis and the war in Ukraine. The second march which is being negotiated could reach 5, or 6% perhaps. be”she explains.
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