Staple foods such as sunflower oil, bread and maize meal were affected by the practices, a report reads
Retailers have been “unjustifiably” escalating the price of staple foods such as sunflower oil, white and brown bread, while “opportunistic” price increases for maize meal have been applied from 2021 to 2022, the Competition Commission said in a report.
The 20% and 19% retail price increases for white and brown bread respectively in the year to December 2022, were higher than producer prices at 15% and 14%, “implying that shelf price increases may not be justified by costs”, the commission said in a statement. The focus on the feed-to-poultry value chain specifically targeted individually quick-frozen chicken products, the most widely consumed chicken items in SA.
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