AGRICULTURE NEWS - Food inflation is set to increase in the short term due to various macro-economic indicators, which means that South African consumers can expect further food price increases.
This was according to the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy’s (BFAP) baseline report for the period 2019 to 2028, which was launched in Pretoria recently.
The report showed that the average ‘thrifty, healthy food basket’ for April 2019 cost R2 524/month for a family of four, and R814/month for a single adult male household.
The same basket for a family of four cost R1 843/month in 2013.
The basket included starch-rich staple foods, animal protein, dairy, fruit, vegetables, fats and oils, and legumes.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly.
