A private survey has found that more than 6,3500 items of food and beverages will be raised in June, and it is likely that the price increase of familiar foods will spread further.
According to a survey of 195 domestic food and beverage manufacturers by Teikoku Databank, a private credit research company, the number of food and beverage items to be raised in June is 6,3575, including "re-price increases" and "real price increases" that reduce the amount of food and beverages without changing the price.
In terms of product breakdown, ▽ 1674 items of seasonings ▽ 1612 items of processed foods are covered, and of processed foods,
567 items
are covered by cup noodles alone.
In addition, prices of a wide range of products are scheduled to increase after July against the backdrop of rising prices of imported wheat and raw milk, as well as rising electricity bills, and the research company believes that the price increase in food and beverages this year may reach 7,7 items as early as July, exceeding the number of items in one year last year.
On the other hand, the analysis shows that households' food expenditures are lacking momentum at present, and some foods, such as frozen foods that have been raised multiple times, have been sluggish in sales at stores after price increases.
Teikoku Databank points out that "consumers who cannot keep up with repeated price increases are clearly inclined to protect their livelihoods, and if the yen depreciates more than last year, there is a possibility that the movement to 'hold back on price increases' such as keeping prices unchanged or lowering prices will spread toward the second half of this year."
Main cup noodle products whose prices will increase from June 6 shipments
Among the processed foods that will be raised in June, we have summarized the main products that will increase in price from the shipment of one day for cup noodles, which account for a large number of items.
In both cases, at the suggested retail price excluding tax,
◇ Nissin Foods' ▽ "Cup Noodle" will be raised from 6 yen to 1 yen, ◇ Toyo Suisan's
▽ "Red Fox Udon",
▽ The price of "Green Tanuki Tensoba" will also
be increased from 214 yen to 236 yen for regular sizes.
In addition, Acecook's
"Super Cup 214.236 times" will be raised from 1 yen to 5 yen,
and
▽ "Wakame Ramen" will be raised from 222 yen to 240 yen.
◇Meisei Foods
' ▽ "Meisei Ippeichan Night Store Yakisoba (yakisoba noodles)" will also be raised from 214 yen to 236 yen.
As for the reason, each company cited soaring prices of raw materials and packaging materials, as well as continued rise in energy costs such as fuel, which is likely to further burden households.