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Some suppliers are contributing to food price inflation, says Competition and Markets Authority
Fierce competition ahead of Christmas leads to dip in non-food prices, says British Retail Consortium
Lender predicts prices of sugar, coffee, corn and soyabeans will weaken as production increases
Kantar’s figures suggest official statistics will be lower when published next week
British Retail Consortium says declining cost of homegrown food behind improvement
Corporate concentration is linked to price gouging and commodities volatility, according to a new UN report
Persistent price growth adds to pressure on Bank of England to hold interest rates at elevated levels for extended period
Industry fears official cap will create distortions and worsen food crisis
Price of some food staples begins to drop, suggesting that cost of living pressures are starting to ease
Prices of sugar and chocolate are rising steeply as heat and reduced rainfall disrupt supply
Discount supermarket to increase investment in UK as it targets expansion of store network
Profit margins in supply chains will limit the spread of downward pressure on prices through exports
Poland says it will apply unilateral curbs after Brussels ignored pleas to extend restrictions
Producers and retailers to hold prices for selected food products and household essentials for three months
Weather event could raise inflation in poorer countries and put pressure on central banks
BRC figures for August show cost of food is biggest driver of rises as annual rate drops to 6.9%
Supply contracts and energy and wage pressures continue to raise producers’ costs
Decline in cost of items in July adds to evidence that high inflation may finally be easing
Cost of rice and tomatoes has soared due to erratic monsoon ahead of crucial elections next year
Retailers claim they are battling to keep costs down for consumers after average punnet price increased 11% in 2022
Competition and Markets Authority calls for pricing policy reform as it finds high inflation not due to weak competition
CEO’s view follows similar remarks from other retailers, raising hopes shoppers will finally see some relief
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt welcomes fall in annual pace of price growth to 14.9% in June
Supermarket group provides further evidence that price rises are easing
Smaller farms at risk as production costs of milk exceed the amount that most farmers are paid
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