Food Prices Stories

Eastleigh residents feel the pinch as food prices climb during Ramadan
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 06, 2025

A 20-litre container of vegetable cooking oil is currently priced at Sh4,850, while a 25-kilogramme sack of sugar is selling for between Sh3,600 and S...

Inflation up to 3.5 per cent in February on increased food and transport costs
Alfred Onyango  |  Feb 28, 2025

Notably, core inflation, which measures the cost of living excluding volatile components like food and energy prices from the overall Consumer Price I...

Eastleigh residents begin early Ramadan preparations amid rising food prices
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 19, 2025

During the month, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, dedicating themselves to extra prayers and spiritual reflection.

Subsidy programme helps cut Kenya's food import costs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

Provisional data from the Kenya Revenue Authority and Central Bank of Kenya show food imports fell from a record Sh305.7 billion in 2023.

Consumers brace for tougher times as report shows global rise in food prices
Alfred Onyango  |  Feb 07, 2025

Ideally, when agricultural, cereal and export price indices increase, it often signals a rise in the cost of essential food commodities like grains an...

Increased food, power, transport costs push inflation to 3 per cent in December
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 31, 2024

This seasonal spike, along with increases in prices of some food commodities and power, pushed up the country's inflation rate to 3.0 per cent in Dece...

Egypt's headline inflation inches up to 26.5% in October
Reuters  |  Nov 10, 2024

Food prices also rose by 1.1% compared with 2.6% in September. October food prices were 27.3% higher than they were a year earlier.

Relief for consumers as commodity prices are set to fall 5 per cent next year
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 08, 2024

The easing commodity prices, according to a majority of the respondents, has made it somewhat more manageable to navigate the increasingly high cost o...

Kenya's inflation down to 2.7 per cent as food prices drop
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 31, 2024

The prices of 50kwh and 200kwh of electricity increased by 0.3 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.

Consumers welcome reduced food prices as farmers record good harvests
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 15, 2024

Inflation expectations in the next month pointed towards a general decline in prices.

Shelve proposal to control commodity prices, State told
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 26, 2024

Key stakeholders say the proposed law aimed at deciding the pricing of consumables will be counter-productive.

Kenyans increase spending in April to June, but cut down on non-essentials - survey
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 29, 2024

The additional spending was mainly driven by women and consumers aged between 26 and 35. 

Relief as benchmark food prices down 2 per cent in a year
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 10, 2024

This paints a promising prospect for the general cost of living, which has been relatively high in the past two years, majorly hard-hitting developing...

Food insecurity grips Kwale residents as prices of essential commodities soar
Mishi Gongo  |  Jun 28, 2024

Currently, the residents purchase a tomato at Sh20 from the previous Sh 5 while one cabbage goes for Sh110 up from Sh40.

May inflation rises to 5.1 per cent on increased food, electricity prices
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 01, 2024

The prices of spinach, kale (sukuma wiki), tomatoes, and Irish potatoes increased by 18.2 per cent, 15 per cent, 14 per cent, and 6.2 per cent, respec...

Food prices soar in Garissa as floods affect transportation 
Issa Hussein  |  May 09, 2024

Several vendors selling fresh produce near her stall have closed their businesses due to the high costs of delivering fruits and vegetables from Kiamb...

Food prices in Coast region rise as heavy rainfall impacts transportation
Mishi Gongo  |  May 04, 2024

Traders at Kongowea market in Mombasa attribute the price surge to the rainy weather, which has made transportation of commodities to the county chall...

Nigeria tightens security after food store looting
AFP  |  Mar 04, 2024

Many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk, while in the north the economic crisis has forced people...

Protests as food crisis grips northern Nigeria
Agency  |  Feb 15, 2024

Dire conditions have sparked protests in several northern cities including Suleja near the capital Abuja, Minna in Niger State, and the economic hub o...

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