A look at how much more you could be paying for food in 2025

A shopper reaches for groceries at a grocery store in Toronto on May 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

By Analysis by The Big Story podcast

Posted December 10, 2024 5:18 am.

While inflation may have cooled in Canada this year, the price of groceries is still increasing faster than before the pandemic.

According to the 2025 Canadian Food Price Report, families can expect to pay $800 more for food next year than they did this year. But it’s not all bad news – there are some savings to be had.

Host David Smith speaks with report author Sylvain Charlebois, head of the Agrifood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, about the outlook for Canadians struggling to fill the fridge on a budget.

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