
At a time when avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease have been in the headlines, it is reasonable for people to closely watch consumer food price inflation to gauge the pass-through of these issues.
On June 18, we had inflation data for May 2025. South Africa’s consumer food price inflation has continued to accelerate; however, this should not be a concern, as the recent upticks are in line with expectations and may be short-lived.
The data released earlier today by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer food price inflation accelerated to 4.4% in May from 3.3% in April 2025.
The acceleration in price inflation of meat, fish, and other seafood, oils and fats, fruit and nuts,…
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Stud Buster
Fun South African Fact: South African fish migration is so huge you can see it from space.
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Hopefully my journey through MyZA will be as EVENTFUL as it has been enjoyable so far.