Consumer Food Price Inflation
latest news & developments
Food price inflation should stay at comfortable levels this year
South Africa’s food inflation rose to 4.4% in May but this is expected to be temporary
No ends meat: South Africans go without
With food and petrol prices rocketing, impoverished people sacrifice nutritious food for starches that keep them full, leaving children malnourished and adults prone to disease
Summer crop yields higher than expected
The maize yield is above the 10-year average even though the area planted is lower than last year