Price Watch September 2013 – More carrot canundrums!
OUR Food Prices exercise during 2013 continues – Carrots did not seem to be available in 500g packs this time. A 1kg bag was being offered for £1, but actually I got them at the (orange label) reduced price of 67p.
Butter went back up to £1.80 again.
In this continuing year of austerity, shopping carefully has become essential – particularly for those families on a tight budget. Our Price Watcher exercise is following the prices of four staple food items in the Big Co-op on Hull Road. Note: These are often different from prices in the smaller Co-op Store in Hedon’s Market Place which charges convenience shop rates for the same items in many cases.
Prices in September 2013:
| Item | Price September 2013 | Change from last month | Change since Jan 2013 |
| Milk – Co-op 1 pint | £0.50p | ||
| Margarine – I can’t believe it’s not butter (500g) | £1.80 | +0.80 | +0.80 |
| Bread – Co-op Wholemeal (800g) | £0.95 | +0.06 | |
| *Carrots – Co-op (*1kg) | £1.00 | +0.25 |
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| Totals | £4.25 |
+1.05 |
+0.86 |
Carrot Prices remain the most changeable factor in this exercise so far. I suggested earlier on in the year contacting representatives of carrot farmers for a view on this erratic pricing system… perhaps that is something that ought to be chased up!
Prices in 2013:
- Jan – 50p – 500g (This was a 50% offer price so we listed £1 as our bench mark in January – which in hindsight was a mistake!)
- Feb – £1 – 500g
- Mar – 50p – 500g
- Apr – 85p – 750g (free 50% extra offer)
- May – 90p – 600g
- June – 88p – 600g
- July – 75p – 500g
- August – 75p – 500g
- Sept – £1 – 1kg
