Gap between milk and cereal prices and retail values widens

Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts has rejected accusations of ‘greedflation’ and profiteering

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Gap between milk and cereal prices and retail values widens

Retail price inflation of dairy, bread, beer, and some beef, has continued to outstrip the change in farmgate prices. The farmgate price of three out of 11 basket of goods fell during April, with milk...

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