The cost of the grocery basket increased again last week, as indicated by data updated this Thursday by DECO PROTeste. Between June 25 and July 2, it rose by 45 cents (an increase of 0.19%) to 239.38 euros. A year ago, it was nearly 11 euros cheaper.
“Since the beginning of the year, this set of essential goods has increased by 3.21 euros (a rise of 1.36%). A year ago, however, it cost 10.91 euros less (a decrease of 4.77%). On January 5, 2022, when DECO PROTeste began monitoring the price of the basket containing 63 food items, the cost was 187.70 euros, 51.68 euros less (a reduction of 27.53%),” stated the consumer protection organization in a statement.
What were the prices that rose the most last week?
In the last week, between June 25 and July 2, products such as onions (which increased by 19%), liquid yogurt (up by 13%), and curly lettuce (up by 8%) registered notable increases.
However, DECO PROTeste also highlighted canned tuna, which saw its price rise by over 6% in a week:
“Canned tuna is more expensive. In the last week, from June 25 to July 2, tuna steak in olive oil increased by 15 cents (a rise of 7%) to 2.27 euros. Meanwhile, the price of tuna steak in oil, which had increased by 16 cents the previous week, rose again by 9 cents (a rise of 6%) to 1.64 euros,” according to the statement released by the consumer protection organization.
Price of eggs stands out since the beginning of the year
Comparing this week’s prices with those from the first week of 2025, products such as eggs (up by 28%), Gala apples (up by 24%), and oranges (up by 20%) experienced the highest percentage price increases.
This week, the organization had already revealed that the largest increase in egg prices was observed in the first quarter, with the price climbing 27.3% from January to March 26.
During this period, half a dozen eggs increased by 44 cents. Still, from the beginning of the year until March 12, this price did not exceed 1.70 euros.
Half a dozen eggs have become nearly 28% more expensive since January, reaching 2.06 euros at the end of June, according to data from Deco provided to Lusa.
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The rise in egg prices began to be felt in the USA, due to a shortage of this food, primarily fueled by bird flu, which led to the culling of millions of chickens.
In early March, U.S. President Donald Trump accused his predecessor, Joe Biden, of leaving the country in an “economic catastrophe and inflation nightmare,” including a lack of eggs in many supermarkets or very high prices.
