Dairy retail price rises most in the Netherlands

Consumer prices in February and March 2021 are stable. The prices of potatoes, eggs, beef and pork hardly increased during this period. The increase in the price of dairy by 2% is striking. Separate dairy products such as fresh milk, yoghurt, cheese and quark contributed to the increase, with the exception of long-life milk. Furthermore, the retail prices of bread and fresh fruit increased by 1% over the past two months. Vegetables have fallen in price by almost 4% in these months. This quiet price trend in this period hides the fact that in the meantime eggs remain expensive in the supermarket, but the consumer prices of fresh potatoes and pork are actually at a lower level. In the pork chain, ex-farm and industrial prices are picking up in February and March. But Dutch potato growers and processors are still dealing with the consequences of the corona pandemic and the reduced global demand for frozen chips. This depresses the price of potatoes farm, including ...