Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on canned foods. Survey result showed that prices of over half of the 11 surveyed canned food brands remained stable. Price difference recorded for the same brand sold at different retail outlets ranged from 6 percent to over 30 percent.

Consumer Council collected price of 11 brands of canned food from 20 retail outlets on 8th January. In comparison with the data collected in November, prices of 7 brands remained unchanged. In the current survey, price differences recorded for the same brand sold at different retail outlets ranged from the lowest 6.45 percent to the highest 30.07percent.

‘Ma Ling Premium Ham Luncheon Meat/340g’, which was sold at $15.3 to $19.9, recorded the highest price difference of 30.07 percent. ‘Narcissus Brand Spiced Pork Cubes/142g’, which observed a price difference of 53.08 percent in November, now dropped to only 13.85 percent. Consumers are advised to check with the survey data to make practical consumption.

The specific price survey on canned foods is now available on Consumer Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and in the Council’s ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps. .