Food prices rise in Czech Republic in 2016

According to figures released by the Czech Statistical Office, foods in the Czech market are more expensive in 2016.

Over the past year, the foods prices increase in the country, especially the price of cheese rose noticeably by one third.

The results of Czech statistical Office was made after a monthly survey of prices of 26 kinds of food on the shelves in Czech stores. People have to pay more money for the purchase of butter, sugar and eggs.

If put all of the observed products in one shopping cart, the price is four percent higher than in last November.

The most significant increase was in Edam, customers have to pay 138.48 crowns (about 5.5 U.S. dollars) per kg this year, while last year it only cost 105 crowns.

The price of sugar also rose more than a quarter with 19.42 crowns per kg compared to last year's 15.17 crowns. The price of butter is one eighth higher. For pork and beef, the prices are four percent higher than last year.

In contrast, chickens cheapened slightly from last year's 71.03 crowns per kg to this year's 70.68 crowns. The price of milk, yogurt, flour, fruits and vegetables are also slightly dropped. The price of white wine dropped slightly while bottled beers become more expensive.

The food prices in the country were influenced by many factors this year. In the first half of 2016, farmers sold milk with prices below production costs for they worried about economy recession. The price of milk fell to the bottom in July in Czech shops, where people could buy a liter for 16.83 crowns on average.

The rise in price of eggs was influenced by current problem with the discovery of salmonella in eggs from Poland, the demand for Czech produced eggs grow. Another factor is the promotions by retail chains. (1 U.S. dollar = 25 crowns) Endit