Belfast shopowners have said that food price inflation is currently sitting at around 20% and warned that further increases are likely to take place in the coming months.
Over the past year prices have been steadily increasing in the shops due to a number of factors such as rising energy costs, supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine.
This has seen everyday items such as milk, cheese, butter, bread, cooking oil, crisps and chocolate go up in price from January 2022 to 2023.
