As austerity continues to twist the arms of households, rising prices for essential goods continue unabated, with consumers complaining they are having to shell out almost a basic salary on their monthly supermarket shopping.
Since 2022, price increases have continued unabated, bringing households to their knees with food prices rising by more than 20% on average.
From 2022 to today, the price of a litre of milk has increased from 1.38 to 2.06 euros, and the price of margarine on supermarket shelves has increased from 2.68 euros (2022) to 2.86 euros in 2024.
At the same time, according to the report OPENprices for other food products such as tomato sauce are rising rapidly: in 2024 its price reached 1.12 euros, significantly higher than in 2022, when the price was 0.79 euros.
At the same time, the increase in prices for sausages is also significant: the price of smoked turkey (sliced ham) in 2024 reached 3.59 euros, while in 2022 it was only 2.44 euros.
Regarding the price gap between the producer and the supermarket shelves, Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras explained: “The problems that the primary sector is facing today are related to production costs, as the cost of production has increased.”
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