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Products such as coffee, biscuits or oils have increased significantly over one year, while the prices of certain raw materials have fallen. A situation that outrages some consumers.
On world prices, for certain raw materials, prices are falling. However, in the rays ofs supermarkets and on the receipts, the bill continues to increase. How to explain these still high prices? A consumer sees this every day: “It’s a traditional baguette that before we had one euro and now we have one euro and ten cents. It’s still not normal for it to drop at the top and for us, we don’t take advantage of it.“
100% increase for butter, 135% for eggs
In one year, there has been a 33% increase in sunflower oil, while its price has fallen by 55%. Same thing for coffee. In a biscuit factory, the increase is explained by the multiplication of price increases on other products, such as butter. “It took 100%. There was less production with the drought. At the price it costs today, it’s gold bars“, explain A professional. A situation that is repeated for eggs, with an increase of 135%. For an expert, you will have to be patient before to see lower prices.