Ten food items that have increased more than anything else since 2016
You probably don’t need a report to tell you that food prices have been on the up and up. But here are the ten biggest increases since 2016, according to The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa).
The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa) has released its food barometer for January 2017. It tracks the average cost of a number of food items.
It noted that in January 2017, the prices of all the foods in the “big food” category increased (25kg maize meal, 10kg rice, 10kg cake flour, 10kg white sugar and 4 L cooking oil).
The total cost of this basket came to just over R630 and items in this basket are identified as the goods low income households identify as foods that “must be secured every month for basic energy and enable meals to be cooked”, according to the report.
It also notes that in January 2017 the cost of the PACSA Minimum Nutritional Food Basket for a family of four is R2 616.71.
Here are some of the items that have seen the biggest increase year-on-year according to Pacsa’s barometer.
Note: Items might differ in price according to province.
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Maize meal (25kg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BL8kNTXAFO_/?tagged=maizemeal&hl=en
Price in Jan 2016: R179.14
Price in Jan 2017: R244.32
Percentage increase: 36%
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White sugar (10kg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQKsCzulTKV/
Price in Jan 2016: R108.82
Price in Jan 2017: R143.65
Percentage increase: 32%
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Sugar beans (5kg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQKjtdID9ej/
Price in Jan 2016: R84.32
Price in Jan 2017: R117.82
Percentage increase: 40%
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Chicken feet (4kg)
Price in Jan 2016: R61.95
Price in Jan 2017: R85.83
Percentage increase: 39%
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Chicken necks (6kg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFTsWgYHa6E/
Price in Jan 2016: R91.95
Price in Jan 2017: R162.85
Percentage increase: 77%
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Samp (5kg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEMFjuKknz_/?tagged=sampandbeans&hl=en
Price in Jan 2016: R37.66
Price in Jan 2017: R48.32
Percentage increase: 28%
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Chicken pieces (6kg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLNWBLcj31k/?tagged=chickenpieces
Price in Jan 2016: R133.97
Price in Jan 2017: R176.47
Percentage increase: 34%
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Curry Powder (200g)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQH9FzODPfs/?tagged=currypowder
Price in Jan 2016: R23.32
Price in Jan 2017: R29.65
Percentage increase: 27%
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Rooibos tea (200g)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQIrOTmFuQI/?tagged=rooibos
Price in Jan 2016: R16.64
Price in Jan 2017: R20.32
Percentage increase: 22%
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Fresh milk (2l)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQINbaIABXG/
Price in Jan 2016: R23.65
Price in Jan 2017: R27.98
Percentage increase: 18%
Here’s the full table of all foods tracked:
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