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- In July 2022, the average price of a 2-litre bottle of sunflower oil was R115.74 between four stores – Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Checkers and Spar
- A year later, the average price is R83.24, a decrease of more than 28%
- Russia and Ukraine are the two largest producers of sunflower in the world and the invasion of Ukraine pushed up prices in early 2022
The June 2023 grocery basket marks a year since we started collecting and comparing grocery prices. We started collecting prices for four stores and now collect eight. Last year sunflower oil saw a large price increase as a result of the Ukraine war, poor climate conditions and poor harvests. Ukraine and Russia are the two largest producers of sunflower oil in the world. A year later the sunflower oil is one of the few items in our basket that has decreased in price compared with a year ago.
— 5 July, 2023Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
