The move follows criticism of supermarkets for not passing on wholesale price falls quickly enough.
Sainsbury's has cut the price of its own-brand butter and bread after criticism over high supermarket prices.
In April industry body the British Retail Consortium said there is a three to nine-month lag to see wholesale price falls reflected in shops, and promised prices would come down over the next few months.Sainsbury's said it was cutting the price of its some of its own-brand bread to 75p from 85p. Aldi said it was cutting some bread to 75p from 79p, while Tesco cut some its own-brand bread from 85p to 75p.
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