The price of fresh vegetables has soared 9 per cent and the cost of fresh fruit is up 5.3 per cent in the last year. The price of tomatoes has skyrocketed 45.2 per cent while grapes surged 23 per cent, the cost of carrots rose 16.7 per cent and fresh or frozen beef is up 13.3 per cent.
According to Statistics Canada, overall inflation is now higher than at any point since 2023, rising to 3.2 per cent, up from 2.8 per cent in April. Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says this rise is hitting Canadian wallets across the board: food inflation has risen to 3.8 per cent, almost double the target and the worst in the G7.
He says the price of fresh vegetables has soared 9 per cent and the cost of fresh fruit is up 5.3 per cent in the last year. The price of tomatoes has skyrocketed 45.2 per cent while grapes surged 23 per cent, the cost of carrots rose 16.7 per cent and fresh or frozen beef is up 13.3 per cent. Poilievre says inflation happens when governments spend more money than they have and print cash to pay for it.
He added that figures are even worse for food purchased from stores, where prices have risen 4.3 per cent, meaning May is the 16th consecutive month food prices at grocery stores have outpaced headline inflation.
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