Coles and Woolworths food prices rise by 9.6 per cent in past year, outpacing inflation rate
Analysis by investment bank UBS finds food prices at Australia's major supermarket chains have risen at a faster rate than inflation.
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Analysis by investment bank UBS finds food prices at Australia's major supermarket chains have risen at a faster rate than inflation.
Canola, sorghum and sunflower seeds are in huge demand around the world and ASX-listed Nufarm is making big money from it.
March inflation headed back to its peak due fruit and vegetable prices, according to UBS price tracker data across the two major supermarket chains.
Average prices for food at Coles and Woolworths is up 8.8 per cent in February, below January at 9 per cent, according the data from UBS.
The hip pocket pain for shoppers worsened near the end of the year in a UBS study of prices of 60,000 items at the supermarket giants.