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NationalJuly 11

Food prices tipped to stay high

Health-conscious Kiwis feeling the pinch this winter are unlikely to find any respite as fruit and vegetable prices are expected to remain high.
BusinessJune 14

Food prices still lower than a year ago

New Zealand food prices edged up in May, mainly through rising meat prices. However, food prices are still 0.1% below what they were this time last year.
BusinessMarch 13

Food prices a mixed bag

Food prices this year are likely to be affected by the mixed influence of lower beef and lamb prices versus higher dairy prices, ASB economist Jane Turner said yesterday.
BusinessFebruary 14

Seasonal fluctuations cited in January food price rises

Overall, food prices rose almost 1% on a year ago - led by fruit and vegetables - and are predicted to continue upward for the rest of the year after being static for the past five months.
Seasonal fluctuations cited in January food price rises
Seasonal fluctuations cited in January food price rises
NationalFebruary 14

Fruit, vege prices rise, meat falls

An increase in the price of fruit and vegetables was the most significant element of the New Zealand food prices index that showed no overall change in January, after consecutive rises in November and December.
NationalJanuary 16

2011 food prices rise 2.9%

Food prices rose 0.2% in December to give an annual food price increase of 2.9%, Statistics New Zealand figures released yesterday showed.
NationalJanuary 16

Food prices nudge upwards in December

Food prices rose 0.2 percent in December, Statistics New Zealand said today.
NationalOctober 12

Veges lead drop in food prices

Cheaper vegetables that are now in season helped push the price of food down last month, according to government data.
BusinessSeptember 13

Food price rise highlights higher living costs

Food prices fell 1.3% in Auckland but the 6.6% annual rise highlights the higher living costs facing households in the past year, ASB economist Christina Leung says.
NationalAugust 25

Tomatoes, broccoli spike in food price rise

A spike in the cost of tomatoes and broccoli helped bump up the Food Price Index by 2% during July, Statistics New Zealand said.
DunedinAugust 4

Feeding teens costly exercise

If you think your teenagers are eating you out of house and home - they probably are.
Feeding teens costly exercise
Feeding teens costly exercise
NationalJuly 25

High prices no boost to horticulture industry

The horticulture industry is not benefiting from high fresh fruit and vegetable prices, Horticulture New Zealand says.
BusinessJune 14

Price of food up 7.4%

Rising food prices have started to pinch, with Statistics New Zealand yesterday reporting a 7.4% in the cost of food in the year ended May.
Price of food up 7.4%
Price of food up 7.4%
NationalJune 14

Govt rejects claims food prices causing poverty

Wages were rising faster than prices, the Government said today as it rejected Labour Party assertions that the soaring cost of food was driving people into poverty.
EditorialMay 25

A success story at a price

The New Zealand economy would be in a parlous state were it not for the thriving dairy industry. It has taken many decades for our milk farmers to reach this level of global success, millions upon millions of dollars invested in research and new product development, and a vast amount of capital.
EditorialFebruary 17

The value, and rising price, of milk

Two weeks ago, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation updated its Food Price Index, a measure with which, since 1990, it has attempted to chart global prices.
BusinessFebruary 11

Price of food rises higher than expected

Food prices rose higher than expected in January, with the strength of fruit and vegetable prices leading the increase.
BusinessJanuary 30

Higher food prices net loss to economy

High food prices will harm the New Zealand economy, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub says.
Higher food prices net loss to economy
Higher food prices net loss to economy
NewsJanuary 23

Paddock talk: Food crisis threatens stability

All signs point to a period of rising commodity prices for agricultural products.
OpinionOctober 14

Where is the justification for NZ-grown food prices?

I was leafing through an old magazine in a hospital waiting room the other day when I came across a joke: "My wife complains that her clothes are so old they are all made in New Zealand."
BusinessOctober 12

Food prices up in September

Food prices rose 0.7 percent in September, with groceries up 1.2 percent and fruit and vegetables up 2.6 percent.
NationalJuly 16

Large drop in food prices

Shoppers may have been surprised to learn that overall food prices nationally have dropped in the year to the end of June, with fruit and vegetables nearly 10% cheaper than a year ago.
Large drop in food prices
Large drop in food prices
NationalNovember 10

Duopoly behind high food prices - watchdog

A consumer watchdog says there is little doubt New Zealand's supermarket duopoly - in which all major chains are owned by just two companies - is behind grocery prices rising faster in New Zealand than most major industrialised countries.