Meat prices stoked food inflation in April 2025 to 4.3% y/y

High demand and shortages of eggs and several types of meat mean that Nortura will raise prices from July 1.

Meat prices stoked food inflation in April 2025 to 4.3% y/y

Food inflation accelerated for the third consecutive month in April 2025 underpinned by a sharp uptick in the meat category. South Africa’s annual food inflation jumped by 1.1 percentage points (ppts) from March to 3.3% year-on-year (y/y) in April 2025. Monthly pressure saw food inflation increasing by 1.3% month-on-month (m/m) April relative to 0.2% m/m […] The post Meat prices stoked food inflation in April 2025 to 4.3% y/y appeared first on F…