Dairy and Meat Drive New Zealand Food Prices Up 5 Percent as Cost Pressures Bite

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Dairy and Meat Drive New Zealand Food Prices Up 5 Percent as Cost Pressures Bite
Dairy and Meat Drive New Zealand Food Prices Up 5 Percent as Cost Pressures Bite

A woman grabs a bottle of milk in a supermarket in Perth, Western Australia, on March 16, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Food prices in New Zealand were five percent higher in July than a year earlier, up from a 4.6 percent increase in June, Stats NZ says.

“All five food groups recorded higher prices compared with a year ago,” said prices and deflators spokesperson Nicola Growden.

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