John Murphy: Vegetables NZ Chair on food costs still being 10% up from 2022
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
August 11, 20232m 0s
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Show Notes
The weekly grocery cost continues to sting Kiwis.
Food prices dropped 0.5% from June to July, although they're still up 9.6% from a year ago.
Meat, poultry, and fish increased 9.3% annually.
Fruit and veggies is up 6.2 points, although July's costs dipped 4.1% from June.
Vegetables NZ Chair, John Murphy, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he thinks we are at the tail end of Cyclone Gabrielle's destruction, which wreaked havoc on growers.
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john murphyVegetables New Zealandfood costsgrocery prices