Cheaper veges: Food prices fall in October but milk and butter on the rise

Monthly food prices fell 0.9% in October compared with September, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The largest contributor to the fall was vegetables, down 7.

2%. But a rise in fruit prices, up 0.6%, partly offset that.



”Over the last two years, vegetable prices have fallen 14.2%, while fruit prices have risen by 8%,” Stats NZ prices and deflators spokesperson Nicola Growden said. ”In October, veggies were cheaper due to falling prices for tomatoes, cucumber, and capsicum, while apples, oranges, and bananas pushed up fruit prices.

” Overall, fruit and vegetable prices fell 4.1% in October..