FOOD BASKET BAROMETER INDEX
Our Food Basket Barometer Index is a project to track the prices of basic foods in South Africa, to analyse
May 10, 2024
Category: Barometer
Food Barometer – Cabbage Analysis
Cabbage is a staple vegetable that can mostly be bought and grown all year round
May 10, 2024
Food Barometer – Butternut Analysis
Butternut is a winter vegetable and shown by the graph the value moves with the seasons
May 10, 2024
Food Barometer – Carrot Analysis
The consumer price dynamics of carrots is interesting, because it is different to the wholesale or market price of the
May 9, 2024
Food Barometer – Potato Analysis
Potato prices are set by agents at the Fresh Produce Markets in every district and are dependent very much on
May 9, 2024
Food Barometer – Peanut Butter Analysis
Peanut Butter is a cheap and nutritious snack that has been the main stay in many feeding schemes
May 8, 2024
Food Barometer – Tinned Pilchards Analysis
The price of tinned pilchards has kept pace with the general rate of food inflation
May 8, 2024
Food Barometer – Chicken Livers Analysis
Chicken liver prices have been rising steadily over the past 5 years.
May 8, 2024
Food Barometer – Onion Analysis
Onions are a staple of the basic food basket and most popular food in many house holds as a starter
May 7, 2024
Food Barometer – Eggs Analysis
Eggs are whole foods.
Despite cholesterol concerns they are still regarded as the most nourishing source of protein available.
May 6, 2024
Food Basket Barometer – Cooking Oil
Cooking oil can be made from several different sources, although the most common, and cheapest, type of cooking oil is
March 5, 2024
Food Basket Barometer – Rice
The price of rice is a text-book example of how climate change and socio-economic instability anywhere in the world impacts
February 20, 2024