14th September 2026 GSCI / Supply ChainThe pace of cost increases from suppliers to supermarkets stayed flat in the last month, although renewed conflict in the Middle East means the outlook remains uncertain.
17th August 2026 GSCI / PricesSupplier 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.
13th July 2026 GSCI“Evidence to date suggests that the magnitude of fuel price cost increases has been more limited than might have been first expected,” Infometrics finds.
15th June 2026 GSCI / Supply Chain“Cost increases [are likely] to filter through over the coming months, although the magnitude and breadth of cost changes remains uncertain and likely to adjust,” says Olsen.
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.
