UK: Tinned Fish Prices Sent Sky High by Raw Material Hikes
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Grocer] Carina Perkins - September 18, 2017
Supermarket prices for tinned fish are surging as suppliers warn profit margins have been battered by high raw material costs.
Tinned tuna prices have been increasing since the beginning of the year, and are now up 4% on average compared with last year across 179 SKUs in the major mults.
Prices are rising across both branded and own label tins. A four-pack of John West Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil (4x160g) is now £4.61 on average across the major mults, up 7.5% compared with last year, while a four-pack of own label tuna chunks in brine (4x185g) is up 11.9% year on year to £3.97 on ...
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