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Inflation continues, Thursday, August 25, in the food departments. Update on the 12/13 set, with journalist Anne-Claire Le Sann.
Over the past year, prices have exploded: + 6.6%. “Since last August, the rise has accelerated (…) and especially in 2021, food prices had been in deflation for several years. It is the opposite of the increase in prices that we are experiencing today with inflation”introduces journalist Anne-Claire Le Sannpresent, Thursday, August 25, on the set of 12/13. Some products increased more than others, such as frozen meat and poultry, with an increase of 24.5% due to the doubling of grain prices and bird flu.
The pasta also increased by 18.3%. In question “shortage of wheat due to the war in Ukraine, and speculation”says the journalist. Paper towel prices have also soared 16.1%and the oil of 15.6%“due to rising prices.. Added to this is the cost of energy, transport and packaging. Price increases are yet to come. Whether “price negotiations between large retailers, manufacturers and producers are underway” for “readjust prices“, according to the journalist, it is a “arm wrestlingr”. “Supermarkets try to get producers to absorb inflation to avoid passing on prices to the receipt“, concludes Anne-Claire Le Sann.