A ghost is (again) overwhelmed over Europe. The ghost of food inflation.

The latest Eurostat items showed Increasing acceleration of food inflation in the eurozone For 3rd consecutive month:

  • January: 1.2%
  • February: 1.8%
  • March: 2.1%
  • April: 2.3%

2.3% of April is even 14 months high since February 2024.

A trend from which Greece has not escaped The acceleration of inflation food is Much steeper and starts a month earlier:

  • December 2024: -0.7%
  • January 2025: -0.5%
  • February 2025: -0.2%
  • March 2025: 2%
  • April 2025: 1.9%

Our country had in April 6th lowest food inflation behind Finland, France, Luxembourg, Spain and PortugalBut in some fields the situation is extremely worrying.

First field of concern the category of meat Where our country’s inflation is more than twice the Community, 5.4% versus 2.6%. Only Croats, Estonians, Slovaks and Portuguese They faced greater re -pricing everywhere in April. The Easter excuse applies to all as universal and Orthodox coincided.

FISH – SEA

After a four -month period between November 2024 to February 2025 where Greece and EU prices were in conjunction with our country, sometimes lower, since March things have returned to their … factory arrangements. Significant prices in Greece, averaging average. This is how our country It had the highest inflation in the eurozone in April.

PORK

Almost three times the Community Inflation in Greece6.2% versus 2.2%. Here, too, the prices began in March where the “counter” wrote 6.7%for our country. Bronze medal here behind Cyprus and Slovenia.

BREAD

Twice the inflation here 3.3% versus 1.5% in the eurozone. After almost 2 years when his prices in our country were lower than the Average Community average, this “castle” also fell. It was May 2023 the last time Greece had higher inflation in bread than the common zone.

Without being at the ‘worst’ significantly higher than average Greece was found in April and in:

Greece Eurozone

Calf 11.5% 7.3%

Yoghurt 3.1% 0.3%

Fruit 8.1% 4.9%

On the other hand there are several sources of optimism:

ARNI – KATSIKI

Who would believe in seeing all the reports in the media about the prices of lambs during the Easter celebration that Greek consumers would be confronted with with the smaller increases in the eurozone of 1.6%. Only German They found themselves in a better degree with a negative inflation of 0.9%.

Cheese

“Silver” medal in cheeses. Prices in Greece retreated 2.6% and only the Cypriots They had a higher price reduction. At the same time the average was 3%growth.

OLIVE OIL

The last one is first. From the beginning of 2023 to the end of 2024, the Iberian peninsula and our country “witnessed” with honors that were far exceeding 50%. Greece now with a price reduction of 28.3% was found in the second best position back only the Spain.

MILK

The image is very encouraging in milk with Greek inflation at 1/3 of the rest of the partners, 1.4% versus 4.4%.
One of the few categories that stood at its height with Greece located almost always much lower than average. In April the Greek was the 3rd lower inflation behind France and Portugal

Significantly better the domestic image in:

Greece Eurozone

Butter 9.3% 13.4%

Sugar -17% -14.6%

Coffee 10.6% 12.8%

Juices 4.1% 7.2%