11th May 2026 GSCIOnly some limited increases for produce showed through so far, with wider cost changes related to the Middle East conflict still in the pipeline.
13th April 2026 GSCI / PricesCost increases from the impact of the Middle East conflict had not appeared in the grocery supply chain as at March, but this is expected to change over the next two months.
16th March 2026 GSCI / InfometricsThe first post-summer moratorium month saw flat growth in grocery supply costs, but this is likely to change as the affects of the Middle East war filter through the food system.
16th February 2026 GSCIThe annual summer cost change moratorium delivered a slight moderation on the pace of supplier cost increases in January, with all bets still off as to how the year will pan out.
26th January 2026 FPI / GSCIThere was no change in the pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets in the year to December, with the Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index repeating November’s 2.4% growth.
15th December 2025 GSCIIt is a case of one up, one down in recent months, with the pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets moving from 2.5% in October to 2.4% in November.
17th November 2025 GSCIContinued protein demand globally pushed seafood and butchery costs higher again, to the fastest annual gain in two years, led by fish, beef, and lamb, Olsen said.
13th October 2025 GSCISeafood supplier costs advance 2.4% in September, the fastest increase since mid-2024, as dairy costs eased slightly.
15th September 2025 GSCIThe upward movement in supplier costs continued unabated in August, as rising costs keep the pressure on departments such as bakery.
11th August 2025 GSCIA concentrated group of key products including dairy, meant and chocolate are pushing up the pace of supplier cost increases, as the annual rate increases again in July.
15th July 2025 GSCIAfter a three-month period of no change, the pace of cost increases from grocery suppliers to supermarkets picked up ever so slightly in June as price pressures continue.
16th June 2025 GSCISupplier cost increases to supermarkets stayed at 2% for the third month running in May as broad pressure remains across all departments.
