by Abigail Thakadu
Grocery Gazette
UK food price inflation went up again by 3.7% in June, compared to 2.8% last month, according to new data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ (NIQ).
The figures revealed that shop prices went up by 0.4% compared to the year prior, which was an increase from a 0.1% decline in May.
This marks the first increase in shop price inflation since July 2024, as retailers deal with warmer weather leading to challenges with harvest yields and increased production costs.
BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: “Retailers have warned of higher prices for consumers since last year’s autumn budget and the huge rises to employer national insurance costs and the national living wage.
“We predicted a significant rise in food inflation by the end of this year, and this has been accelerated by geopolitical tensions and the impacts of climate change.”