Hungary: Here's the painful truth about food, this is what awaits us next year

Food inflation has been climbing in Hungary since September, and in December - in annual comparison - it will be above 4%. This means that the price increase of food will be above the "average" inflation level, together with the increase in the price of fuels and services - György Raskó told Agrárszektor. The agricultural economist also spoke about the fact that there are some food items whose prices increased extremely in December: for example, eggs, the purchase price of which increased by 30-50%, but the price of milk and dairy products also increased by over 10%. However, there is a large variation in this area, it is difficult to say an average value - the expert added. It is an interesting phenomenon that some Hungarian consumers have started to shop by looking at the newspapers of various supermarket chains and buying everything from where it is on sale. This can also achieve significant savings, but this method is more time-consuming and expensive in terms of travel. ...