There is good news filtering out of the grocery aisles as consumers start to ease of the brakes and increase the number of products in baskets, according to the latest Grocery Market Overview.
A comparatively rarely used justification for a price hike is found to hold more sway over consumers, according to new research from a group of marketing academics.
McDonald’s New Zealand saw its bill for Kiwi-produced ingredients jump 11.1% in 2025, driven by ongoing food inflation and strong global demand for local beef and dairy.
New policy settings proposing a forced break-up of the supermarket duopoly have been welcomed by advocacy groups, calling it the first “workable mechanism” to address entrenched market constraints.
The benchmark index of world food commodity prices edged up in August, as high temperatures and other weather-related risks raised concerns over supply prospects, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Stat NZ is collecting data from a grocery comparison app to monitor weekly food prices during the fuel crisis in addition to the monthly supermarket scanner data, according to RNZ.
Processed poultry volumes in New Zealand have reached a record high as rising red meat costs pushed consumers toward cheaper protein.
Primary sector export earnings are helping offset weakness in New Zealand’s domestic economy, according to Westpac.
Prices paid by producers for goods and services, ie inputs, rose 2.9% in the June 2026 quarter compared with the March 2026 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ.
Foodstuffs data shows annual food price inflation across its store’s comparable FPI basket eased to 1.2% in July, the lowest annual increase since December 2024.
Meat and poultry prices recorded their largest monthly fall in five years in July, as annual growth in food prices also continues to ease, according to Stats NZ.
Supplier costs continue to rise but the feared spike following the outbreak of war in the Middle East is yet to arrive – with annual growth slowing in July.
