Food inflation rises as retail prices continue to outstrip farmgate returns

With food inflation hitting the headlines while farmgate prices for many items remain stubbornly low, Cedric Porter takes a look at the disconnect

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock • 4 min read
Food inflation rises as retail prices continue to outstrip farmgate returns

Year-on-year food inflation was at 3.9% in the first week of January, according to market researchers NIQ, which was up on the 3.3% in December and higher than the 3.4% three-month average. Fresh food...

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