Consumer Council conducted its price check on 16 brands of dairy products from 20 retail spots on 25th April, relevant data has been uploaded to the ‘Specific Product Price Information Platform’ on the Council’s website.

The abovementioned survey includes 6 brands of milk cartons, 1 yogurt drink, 3 butters, 1 whipping cream, and 5 cheeses.

Among the 6 different milk cartons, selling prices of the same brand in different retail outlets were similar, only ‘Pauls Milk - Pure Milk (paper pack 1L)’ recorded an obvious price discrepancy of 42.01%, ranging from $16.90 to $24.00. For butter, the lowest price of ‘Anchor Pure New Zealand Butter (salted) 227g’ recorded was $14.50 while the highest recorded was $21.30, resulting a price discrepancy of 46.90%. Price discrepancies also existed in the 5 different brands of cheeses surveyed, as prices of ‘The Laughing Cow Belcube Cheese Spread - 15cubes’ ranged from $23.50 to $34.80, which equaled to a difference of 48.09%.

Price differences and comparisons can be accessed on the ‘Specific Product Price Information Platform’ on the Council’s website. The latest specific price survey on dairy products is now available online on the Council’s official website (www.consumer.gov.mo). For enquiries, please call 8988 9315.