“One hand wants heaven, the other is in the bread drawer…” that’s how prophetic the song sounds (with an even more prophetic title).list buys’. It was sung by the recently deceased María Jiménez with La Cabra Mecánica in 2001 and could perfectly summarize the daily life of today’s consumer, who is sure that a divine power will push prices higher and higher…
We counted it a few days ago rush oil price and how to deal with it but now we want to expand our horizons to prevent the supermarket trolley from derailing on the road. To do this, we got help Carlos Nunez, a gastronomic consultant with extensive experience who acts as a ‘personal shopper’ between aisles and counters. with us too Weighbridge World PanelThe world’s leading company in market research based on continuous consumer panels Fresh data for the end of summer. And finally, we started to look and compare: In the end, there is no better advice than what your own eyes see…
Choose summer fruits!
If you have any doubts about which fruit to consume right now, Núñez clears them all up. “As the summer fruit season progresses, we see abundance increasing and demand decreasing, resulting in fewer fruits. price”. A visit to the fruit shop or market leaves no room for doubt. melons And watermelonsThose who peaked at the beginning of the season are now wandering around 1 euro/kilo. “The same thing happens in this case stone fruit. It’s time to pick the last nectarines, peaches or paraguayans”.
Núñez also invites us to go grape. “Apparently they only get drunk at Christmas, and it’s actually harvest season now. Now is your time!” For example, Muscat already has a good price”. Among other fruits that won’t burn a hole in your pocket during this September’s restriction, Núñez points out: fig, apples And pears.
Good news on vegetables. Although he tomatoes We always associate this with summer, now is the time when the last ones come (the best for many due to the point of maturity). During our supermarket visit, the most commonly used varieties (salad, vine…) Below 2 euro/kilo. Moreover This is a good time to cook eggplant and green beans. (both about 1.70/kilo) and courgette (1.50 euro/kilo).
Bluefish are a good bet in September
More summer hangovers: Affordable prices in case of sardines and anchovies. We place them in margins that do not exceed the boundary. 7 euro/kilo. Even more affordable tunamoving in 5 euro/kilo. “The price of the curse is good: it is time to dare to prepare it for There are delicious types such as mackerel and horse mackerel.They are easily prepared and often we do not pay enough attention to them. You should also take a look at the latest beauties of the season.. We can find parts at interesting prices. It’s a good idea to buy some and pickle them for the next few weeks,” Núñez advises.
Núñez also predicts what will happen in the final days of the month. “A lot of cephalopods like squid and squid are coming in and they will enter the market at a good price.””. On the contrary, he predicts a difficult autumn for salmon, Spain’s best-selling fish. “High demand causes the price of salmon to gradually increase until it becomes untreatable.. “There will come a time when the consumer will almost be more interested in eating it at a restaurant or buying it at the fast food store because of the convenience and the (small) price difference.”
Is there anything whose price does not increase?
We wonder if there is anything that remains at reasonable prices even though its price has not dropped with bulletproof prices. According to Kantar Worldpanel data on prices for July and August 2023, compared to the previous year; some basic information saved from shopping cart. Buying isn’t that ‘harmful’ chicken And eggs Although prices have also increased, they increased by 4 to 6 percent compared to last summer. Pasta was also saved from burningalmost unchanged: the cost of a packet of pasta is only 1% more than in the previous year.
Desserts and alcohol are at their peak
But if there’s one thing that’s taken a hit in recent months, and what used to be among the cheapest in supermarkets, it’s pastry products. Kantar Worldpanel lists the increase as follows: 29%. Nothing strange considering this The biggest increase was sugar, which reached its peak with 30 percent.. The increase of up to 18 percent in milk is not bad either.
A careful examination also leads us to This is very bad data for those who do not forgive their beer with its cap.. Barley shortage is on the rise never seen before prices on beer. We have seen how this happens in recent months. price per box from the most well-known brands It went from moving between 50 and 60 cents to trailing 80 cents and reach 90 or even euro. Solution? Keep an eye out for offers and try other brands, many from the same big beer group and still at other times’ prices…
Kantar Worldpanel information leaves more data worth noting. While the average increase in food and pharmaceutical products is around 10%, ‘Sprints’ of ‘shelter products’ like rabbit meat are surprisingAlways presented as an alternative to those with more consumption, which has increased by 20% in the last year: (also) bad times to try new things.