Working Group on Food Prices conducted its specific price survey on canned foods on 6th September at 20 retail outlets, surveying the retail prices of 11 canned food brand samples. The survey reflects that the highest price difference is over 50%, whereas the lowest is below 7%.

In the recent specific price survey on canned foods, the selling price of the same brand of canned food varied in different retail spots. The highest and lowest selling prices of “Narcissus Brand Spiced Pork Cubes (142g)” recorded in the recent survey were $13.00 and $19.90 respectively, with a percentage difference of around 53.08 %. While, the selling price of Tulip Pork Luncheon Meat (340g) recorded a big drop in two retail spots, resulting in a percentage difference of around 40.16% and its highest and lowest selling prices were $24.90 and 34.90 respectively. Consumers are advised to check with the survey data to make practical consumption.

The specific price survey on canned foods is now available on Consumer Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and in the Council’s ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps.