Grocery price tracker shows big increases in sugar and rice prices
Dramatic reduction in cooking oil prices mean consumers are not paying much more for staples than a year ago
04 July 2023 - 20:52
The cost of sugar and rice have rocketed, but the cost of sunflower oil has gone down dramatically with the result that — if these products are included in the general staples — South Africans are not paying very much more for basic groceries than a year ago. ..
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