HE extra virgin olive oil Its price increased by 69 percent last yearAccording to the research conducted by Facua-Consumidores en Acción, food has increased the most in the last twelve months despite the VAT reduction.
Specifically, comparing the price of thirty food categories in January 2023 with the currently applied discount and the price in January 2024, this analysis shows: There is a 500 gram strawberry tray behind the extra virgin olive oil., With a 52% increase, and a 5-pound potato net is 31% more expensive.
Of the thirty food organizations analyzed in Alcampo, Aldi, Carrefour, Dia, Eroski, Hipercor, Lidl and Mercadona, Development of prices at origin and sales points in 13 of theseHe noticed that in a dozen, price increases at points of sale were greater than increases at origin.
Facua announced that it would transfer this data to the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2023 and request the opening of the ministry once again. An investigation that led to sanctions against companies that increased profit marginsIt is a practice that is banned with reduced VAT on food and sanctions are imposed on responsible companies.
In this way, olive oil has remainedThe product with the highest price increase in the last year In the case of extra virgin in supermarkets there was an average of 69%, but in some special cases this rose to 155%.
Extra virgin rose during origin 2.54 euro/litre (from 4.91 Euro to 7.45 Euro), different packaging formats at points of sale increased by an average of 5.08 Euro/litre (in the case of one liter packaging of the Coosur Hojiblanca brand at Eroski, it reached an increase of 8.81 Euro/litre).
On the contrary, There was an average decrease of 29.1% in sunflower oil. The average price of this product in January 2023 was 2.82 euros per liter, while in January 2024 it was 2.00 euros per liter. This was one of the foods whose price skyrocketed in 2022 due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The increases in the 500 gram strawberry tray range from 44.2% for Eroski (from 3.64 euros in January 2023 to 5.25 euros in January 2024) to 56% (from 3.84 to 5.99 euros) for Mercadona and Day . In such packaging, this fruit increased by an average of 3.94 euros/kilo in the analyzed supermarkets, reaching 4.30 euros per kilo in the cases of Mercadona and Dia. In all of them, the increase was above the increase in the origin price of 2.50 euro/kilo (from 2.32 to 4.82 euro/kilo).
in case lPotatoes, whose eye size is 5 kilos, became expensive by an average of 31.4 percent in a year. (From an average of 4.93 euros at the beginning of last year to 6.48 euros currently).
The report states that the origin of potatoes per kilo Paid at 0.41 euros in both January 2023 and 2024, While it was sold at an average of 31 cents/kilo more expensive than the price determined in the previous year at all sales points examined, this increase reached 60 cents/kilo in Carrefour.
Another fruit whose price is increasing is apple. Thus, the weight of fuji apples increased by an average of 27.6% in the last 12 months. The change ranges from an 18% drop recorded at Dia, the only chain where the price was lower than a year ago, to an 85.3% increase at Alcampo. The increase at the origin was 3 cents/kilo (from 0.70 to 0.73 euro/kilo), while at the points of sale it increased by an average of 55 cents/kilo (reached 1.22 euro/kilo in Alcampo).
About vegetables and greensCarrots are 26.2% more expensive per kilo on average than in January 2023. Aldi was the only chain to experience a 7% decline, while the remaining chains saw increases reach 38.3% in the case of Dia. The amount paid to the farmer for a kilo of carrots did not change between January 2023 and January 2024 (0.29 euro/kilo). On the other hand, in supermarkets, a kilo is sold an average of 22 cents more expensive than a year ago, and in the case of Dia, up to 31 cents more expensive per kilo.
At points of sale, trays containing 250 and 300 grams of sliced mushrooms increased by an average of 16% (from 1.51 euros to 1.75 euros). In the case of Alcampo, all chains increased their prices, reaching 39.1%, while at origin the price per kilo increased by only 14 cents in the last 12 months (from 1.69 to 1.83 euros) and in supermarkets it was also much higher, averaging 80 cents per kilo (and up to 2.24 euros per kilo in Alcampo).
Another food that is highly demanded in Spanish cuisines is as follows: The price of onions in supermarkets increased by an average of 15.3% (1.70 to 1.96 euros per kilo). Last year, the increase per kilo at origin was 7 cents (from 0.39 to 0.46 euros), while the average increase at points of sale was 26 cents/kilo (up to 46 cents/kilo at Hipercor).
The study shows that among the fifteen fruits and vegetables considered, lemon is the only food whose price was lower in January 2024 than a year ago. Thus, the price of a kilo of lemons is currently on average 1.79 euros, while a year ago this figure was 1.88 euros (an average of 9 cents, down 4.8%). Of course, the drop in origin was greater; 15 cents per kilo (from 0.35 to 0.20 euros).
Lentils increased by 15 percent, pasta by 10 percent
It stands out among other products for which VAT is discounted. Among legumes, pardina lentils were the product with the highest increase with an average of 15.1%It goes from 3.10 euros to 3.57 euros. While it increased by an average of 47 cents per kilo in supermarkets (up to 1.06 euros for the La Asturiana brand at Carrefour), originating lentils fell by 1 cent per kilo (from 0.77 to 0.76 euros).
The kilo of extra chickpeas decreased by an average of 5.1% compared to a year ago (from 2.56 to 2.43 euros). Average decrease of 13 cents per kiloIt remained unchanged from the amount originally paid to farmers 12 months ago (0.79 euro/kilo).
The 500-gram package of pasta increased by 10.2 percent in one year (from an average of 1.27 euros in January 2023 to 1.40 euros in January 2024), while the 1-kilogram package of spaghetti increased by 5.3 percent. In this case, the biggest increase was detected in the Alcampo brand package with a price increase of 22.1% (from 1.22 euros to 1.49 euros).
According to researcha liter of whole milk costs almost 3% more than a year agoCompared to January 2023, the weight of semi-skimmed milk increased by 4 percent. The kilo of white beans increased by 7.5 percent on average.
A kilo of round rice increased by an average of 6.74% in one year, from 1.63 to 1.74 euros; The biggest increase was for Hipercor’s Brillante Sabroz rice, which is now 53.3% more expensive than January 2023. Prices for the same product increased by 47.8 percent and 42.5 percent respectively at Carrefour and Hipercor, while brown rice per kilo fell 8 percent at supermarkets during the same period.
On your behalfThe price of a dozen M eggs increased by 2.9% A decrease of 3.5% and 10.7% was recorded in bags consisting of grated mozzarella and four cheeses, respectively. At Hipercor this year it is 0.24 euros more expensive than in January 2023. But initially a dozen is now paid 6 cents cheaper than it was paid a year ago (from 1.59 to 1.53 euros). .