Output prices food industry up 20%

Dutch food industry prices hit record levels in 2022. Overall, sales prices rose 20.5 percent due to high energy prices, scarce raw materials and the Ukraine war. In both domestic (+21.7 percent) and foreign markets (+19.3 percent), food prices rose sharply. Compared with January 2022, food prices rose 17.4 percent in January 2023, while in January last year, food prices had already risen 14.7 percent. This is according to an analysis of recent CBS data by our editors. 

Flour industry prices rose most 

Flour industry prices rose 31 per cent on average last year. In the second half of 2022, flour prices continued to rise. A top increase of 42 percent was measured in November. In the domestic market (+36 percent), flour prices rose significantly faster last year than in the export market (+27 percent).

Edible oils and fats also became significantly more expensive last year: on average, sales prices went up by 29 percent. However, here the peaks were mainly in the first half of the year, while price increases fell sharply in the second half. December saw the lowest price increase of the year (+18 percent), June the highest (+37.4 percent).

Bread remained relatively cheap  

Within the food industry, bread sales prices rose the least last year. On average, bread sales prices went up by 8.7 percent. Relatively low were the price increases in the first half of 2022 (bottom price increase in January: +4.3 percent) and high in the second half of the year (top price increase in December: +13.7 percent). The fruit and vegetable processing industry (+15.6 percent), fish processing industry (+16.6 percent) and dairy industry (+17.8 percent) also remained below the food industry's average price rise last year.

Food industry starts 2023 with further price rise 

Food industry prices rose 17.4 percent in January 2023. The decline in food oil and fats industry price increases continued in January (+11.7 percent). Major price risers in January were the fruit and vegetable processing industry (+26.9 percent), the slaughtering and meat products industry (+24.4 percent) and the fish processing industry (+24.3 percent).