in supermarkets, even low prices are increasing

NEWS
LETTERS

fun, news, tips … what else?

During the month of September 2021, supermarkets raised the prices of some basic foodstuffs, such as pasta and vegetable oils. This worrying inflation comes on top of the rise in gas and electricity prices.

Long known to be very low, the price of supermarket brands has been on the rise since September. According to an article in Capital, 5 out of 7 distributors have increased the price of their pasta between September 20 and 26. A few weeks ago, the 1kg package of spaghetti did not exceed 80 euro cents. Today, Intermarché and Système U sell it for 91 cents, Auchan sells it for 1.04 euros and E.Leclerc for 97 cents. The only distributors who have decided not to increase their price on this product are Carrefour and Cora.

This phenomenon also affects vegetable oils. Here again, E.Leclerc inflates its prices and offers its bottle of sunflower oil (1L) at 1.87 euros when it was just over 1.75 euros before the start of the school year. Only Casino has chosen to slightly lower the price of its sunflower oil (1.82 euros).

A price increase in the midst of the Covid crisis

According to Emily Mayer, an expert for the IRI, a research institute specializing in consumer products, this inflation does not only concern oils and pastes. The price of fruit salads increased by 2% and that of canned tomatoes by 5.5%. Jean-Philippe André, from the National Association of Food Industries, confirms this assessment. The price of sugar has swelled by 14%. As for poultry, it has increased by 23%.

But it is the cost of fresh fruit that is most affected by this inflation: its increase is 34%. It follows various extreme weather events, including drought in Canada and frost in France. This inflation also affects raw materials such as cardboard (+ 18%), plastic (+ 21%), aluminum (+ 24%) and glass (+ 12%). This is bad news for French households and SMEs, whose purchasing power and turnover suffered a lot in 2020.

Every day, aufeminin’s editorial staff addresses millions of women and supports them in all stages of their lives. The aufeminin editorial staff is made up of committed editors and …

source site