Oranges, eggs, coffee, fresh fruit and milk, among those that rose the most in price, according to Euromonitor
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Other foods that have risen in price are beef, onion, butter, poultry, wheat, cheese and bread. REUTERS/Luisa González
Everything is very expensive. Inflation does not seem to let up in Colombia, which continues to receive the blows of the pandemic, the global container crisis and the war in Ukraine, which have caused food prices, and everything else, of course, to rise.
The study measured the variation in the prices of breakfast products in the main economies of the world, which according to the explanation of Jared Conway, head of Research, Product Development and Training at Euromonitor, still fighting inflation:
“Businesses and consumers continue to struggle with inflation around the world due to both cost and demand drivers. Packaged food products, in particular, are seeing price increases across the board, with companies struggling to keep prices stable due to rising ingredient costs, increased demand, and a variety of other issues.” blockquote>
According to a report from the Euromonitor portal, reviewed by La República, eggs, coffee, some fruits and milk, basic breakfast products for Colombians, are the products that have risen the most in price so far in 2022 .
Thus, according to published figures, natural juices are the most affected by price increases, since, for example, only oranges rose one 44%, so if a kilo could cost around 2,500 pesos a few months ago, now it is around 4,500 pesos.
Now, the eggs: according to the report, the increase in their price has been 33%, so a bucket that previously ranged between 8,000 and 11,000 pesos, currently does not fall below 14,000.
The old folks used to say it, “at the blacksmith’s house, stick a hoe”, so, being a country that boasts of its coffee production, Colombia is the third country in which the price grew the most . The increase was 33%, so that a kilo that cost 11,000 pesos is now on the market for approximately 17,000 pesos.
Coffee is followed by the fresh fruit category, which, with an increase of 32%, was in fourth place, escorted by milk, whose price rose by 32.12%.
Below you can review which are the 10 foods that have risen the most so far in 2022:
These are the foods that have risen the most in price according to the Euromonitor report.
Dane’s director assured that the ‘corrientazo’ will go up
On Friday 3rd June Juan Daniel Oviedo, director of Dane, was at the Central de Abastos of the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga in order to review food prices in the capital of Santander, one of the cities with the most expensive “corrientazo” in Colombia.
“Let’s remember that the Bucaramanga metropolitan area is above the national average in the prices of the basic family basket,” Oviedo clarified during his visit to Centroabastos.
During his visit to that establishment , whose purpose was to study food costs prior to delivering the May inflation report, the official confirmed that the prices of some foods continue to rise.
Beef, chicken and fish continue to rise in price due to the cost of inputs, such as concentrate, which are required for their production, the director of Dane pointed out. Regarding the egg, despite the fact that in April and May the price stabilized, it tends to rise again.
Regarding other foods that show increases, he assured that it is necessary to take into account the products They go up according to the season. “In the case of oranges and tangerines, they still have rises due to the effects of the harvest cycle,” explained the official.
Rice, another of the essential products of the “corrientazo” and of the family basket, it is also becoming more expensive. According to the director of Dane, last month there was an increase in this product, both refined and premium.
“In general terms, in all the wholesale markets, in the month First and refined rice increased in May, which is a reflection that the lower harvest in the first semester was reflected in the price,” explained Oviedo.