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Food Inflation Reaches 4.2%.

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windmill1 Tue 26-Aug-25 07:51:58

Just heard on BBC News that supermarket basics have gone upwards for the 7th month in a row. And it's week upon week upon week. Not to mention shrinkflation.

Exactly who is raking in the profits? The manufacturers and producers deny making a profit, the wholesalers also deny profiteering and the retailers claim they're doing all they can to help the customer.

Tell me another!

So, I'm left to assume that the only one filling up his bank account is The Man In The Moon......

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GrannyGravy13 Thu 28-Aug-25 08:21:39

MaizieD

^The real problem farmers have to deal with is cheap imports, when we left the EU any support of self sufficiency in food production went with it,^

It so often comes back to Brexit, doesn't it hmm

I just hope that our Leave voters keep very quiet about rising food prices.

A quick Google shows that average EU food inflation was 3,9% in July 2025, just 0.3% less than the U.K.

Source tradingeconomics.com

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Whitewavemark2 Thu 28-Aug-25 09:08:23

Protein can be got from other sources than meat, so even mixing plant protein with say a small amount of mince will save on cost.

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Whitewavemark2 Thu 28-Aug-25 09:12:46

What I am trying to say in a cack handed way, is that at our age (older folk) it is important for really good nutritional value in our food and protein should be eaten at every meal, in order to support our muscular framework which declines as we age.

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