German Grocery Prices Expected to Jump 20-50% at ALDI Germany

deme on 04/04/2022 - 11:45
Last edited 04/04/2022 - 11:59 by 1 other user

Preise für Lebensmittel steigen ab Montag noch weiter

Grocery prices will continue to rise from Monday
Status: April 2nd, 2022, 7:35 p.m

Aldi, for example, expects increases of 20 to 50 percent in its purchase prices in the coming weeks. Meat, sausage and butter at Aldi Nord are said to be “significantly more expensive” as early as Monday.

From Monday, own-brand butter should cost more than 2 euros at Aldi instead of 1.65 euros, about a third more. According to media reports, prices are also being raised at Aldi Süd. With its discount subsidiary Penny, Rewe has also announced higher sales prices for individual product groups and items.

" We are currently confronted with a large number of rising costs for raw materials, energy and logistics as well as price increases from the food industry and suppliers, " a Rewe spokesman explained the announced increases. It is not yet clear when they will come and how high they will be. The two price drivers this year are above all the long-standing high energy costs and the Ukraine war.

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Trade association: "Price increases will be in double digits"
The German Trade Association warns of double-digit price increases after prices had risen by around five percent as a result of higher energy prices before the start of the Ukraine war. " The second wave of price increases is coming, and it will certainly be in the double digits ," warned HDE President Josef Sanktjohanser in the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung".

In a graphic, a sandwich is used to explain how prices are going up. Tomato +27% lettuce +17.1% semi-hard cheese +4.7% egg +16.3% cucumber +30.3% butter 20.4% roll +7%
They were already in the double digits in February - at least if you used the figures from the Federal Statistical Office to fill a break roll. With a plus of seven and 4.7 percent respectively, bread rolls and semi-hard cheese only showed relatively moderate increases compared to the previous year, but egg (+16.3), lettuce (+17.1), butter (+20, 4), tomato (+27) and cucumber (+30.3 percent) provided a substantial boost overall.

Aldi had already increased the prices for around 160 items two weeks ago, and a week later another 20 items became more expensive. Other retail chains followed suit.

Can we expect similar rises in Australia by ALDI?

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Comments

  • orangetrain on 04/04/2022 - 11:59
    +1

    Shop around more. The differences are much larger these days.

  • RockyRaccoon on 04/04/2022 - 12:08
    +5

    For someone pissed off at advertising slogans. Your slogan at the top of this post is just like that.

    German Grocery Prices Expected to Jump 20-50% at ALDI Germany

    No!

    Some prices expected to jump. NOT all

    as you say…

    In a graphic, a sandwich is used to explain how prices are going up. Tomato +27% lettuce +17.1% semi-hard cheese +4.7% egg +16.3% cucumber +30.3% butter 20.4% roll +7%

    Semi hard cheese isnt 20-50% its as you say 4.7%
    Roll isnt 20-50% its as you say 7%
    Egg isnt 20-50% as you say its 16.3%

    Hey have we got a "deal for you"

    • mskeggs on 04/04/2022 - 12:27
      +3

      Lots of confusion around what are prices and what are costs, likely not helped by some translation errors.
      If the cost of gherkins goes up 30.3% it doesn't mean the price I am selling a sandwich will rise by a third.

      • RockyRaccoon on 04/04/2022 - 12:34

        Absolutely, component increases depending on % share of the cost doesnt mean the sandwich going up 20% or 50%?

        And since none of the components are in themselves 50% its hard to see how the graphic can indicate the headlines extreme claim.

        Headline grabbing people see 50% wow thats steep, where as 20% while high isnt as "severe"

        • Mr Haj on 04/04/2022 - 12:56
          +4

          20% while high isnt as "severe"

          looks pretty severe when wage growth is basically 0%

        • [Deactivated] on 04/04/2022 - 13:19
          +4

          20 percent is pretty freaking severe when your purchasing power isn't going up.

          • RockyRaccoon on 04/04/2022 - 20:51

            @[Deactivated]: and @Haj.

            Really guys never said it wasnt severe. Just not as severe as the headline 50%.

      • djones145 on 04/04/2022 - 13:00

        unless u get a naked gherkin sandwich

        • EightImmortals on 04/04/2022 - 13:29
          +1

          Now I'm conflicted, do I get pulled pork or gherkin jerk?

  • SBOB on 04/04/2022 - 12:13
    +2

    Can we expect similar rises in Australia

    unsure why it would be Aldi specific….
    If you havent already noticed increased grocery pricing then you havent been looking.

  • AustriaBargain on 04/04/2022 - 12:22
    +10

    Stop flying to Germany for your sausages, that'll save you thousands in airfares alone.

    • RockyRaccoon on 04/04/2022 - 12:28
      +4

      Yea Austria is closer and obviously cheaper…. 😀

  • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 12:30
    +4

    Don't forget we don't live in Europe. The UK inflation number is like 7% (mostly due to cost of electricity and gas doubling).

    Our inflation is 3.5%.

    Most of these big headlines are to soften up consumers for cost increases.

    A lot of problems are supply side disruption (like China shutting down a city for 2 weeks due to COVID zero policy) rather than people going around splashing money (although there is examples of that).

    Remember when they did QE in 2009/10 and people thought inflation was going to fly. Not until 2020 when the COVID stimulus (jobkeeper, jobseeker here, US / UK furlough schemes put money into people's hands) that inflation went flying.

    • deme on 04/04/2022 - 12:53
      -7

      Don't forget we don't live in Europe. The UK inflation number is like 7%

      Don't forget UK is not part of the EU

      • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 14:38
        +3

        But it is part of Europe

        EU is not Europe. It encompasses Europe.

        There is the 27 EU states but not all use the Euro.

        You really need to understand geography and geopolitics.

    • Mr Haj on 04/04/2022 - 13:05
      +5

      Our inflation is 3.5%

      I'm convinced this number is fudged by the RBA

      • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 14:47
        +1

        Pretty sure ABS and RBA are two different entities.

        It isn't like school kids cheating by whispering to teach other at the next desk.

    • brendanm on 04/04/2022 - 13:31
      +6

      Our inflation is 3.5%.

      Are there actually people gullible enough to believe this?

      • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 14:46

        The alternative is watch Youtube where somebody tells you it is 20% and you really need to buy this $3k day trading course and you never have to ever work again.

        Better some statistics with transparent workings. You can take it and fudge it to your circumstances.

        Petrol has gone up 33% but then it depends on how much of your fuel bill? My 43L tank U91 has about 1/3 of a tank left after 3 weeks and traveled 600kms. Assume it lasts for 4 weeks and 800kms a full tank is now $86 (at $2 a litre) vs $64.50 ($1.50/L). On it's own it is a 33% increase. +$258 a year. If house prices went up 20% last year (on say average of $750k) would you rather house prices go up 0% and save 33% on fuel.

        Depending on your pay it certainly hasn't eaten up 33% of your net pay.

        • brendanm on 04/04/2022 - 14:54

          Everything has gone up, and not 3.5%, but much more. Steel, wood etc. Fruit, veg, meat. Things that people need for every day life.

          Fuel prices also carry on to everything else, as most things need to be transported.

          • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 15:38

            @brendanm: 60% of people own their own homes. Went up 20% last year so basically everyone is inflation hedged. Unless you spent it on stuff that you don't need you're way ahead.

            If you want to know how it is worked out here you go

            It is funny everyone gets a free pass when it is inflation but rest of the time we say people just need to tighten their belts.

            We've had helicopter money since 2009/10. 10 years to prepare for now. Didn't the S&P500 go up 250% in the last 10 years?

            • Mr Haj on 04/04/2022 - 15:48

              @netjock:

              Didn't the S&P500 go up 250% in the last 10 years?

              What good is that for the people that live paycheck to paycheck?

              • rektrading on 04/04/2022 - 15:55
                +1

                @Mr Haj: People should take a portion of their income and/or savings and buy hard assets.

                • Mr Haj on 04/04/2022 - 15:59

                  @rektrading: thought you were all about crypto.

                  • rektrading on 04/04/2022 - 16:03

                    @Mr Haj: I'm all about not hodling fiat money that gets debased by 15% YoY.

                    I convert fiat to hard assets ASAP to protect my savings.

            • brendanm on 04/04/2022 - 16:19
              +4

              @netjock:

              60% of people own their own homes. Went up 20% last year so basically everyone is inflation hedged. Unless you spent it on stuff that you don't need you're way ahead.

              How on earth is this helping with cost of living? Sell your house and by another place? Oops, they've all gone up as well. Sell your house and live under a bridge?

              Didn't the S&P500 go up 250% in the last 10 years?

              What on earth does this have to do with the everyday person?

              • Mr Haj on 04/04/2022 - 16:36

                @brendanm: Apparently 40% is a really negligible number… The percentage of home ownership is decreasing every year.
                Maybe when it dips below 50% we'll finally see policies that don't contribute to the inflation of house prices.

                • brendanm on 04/04/2022 - 16:41

                  @Mr Haj:

                  Apparently 40% is a really negligible number…

                  Yes, it's hardly anyone 😂

                  I still can't understand how house value going up on paper translates to being able to buy overpriced groceries though.

                  • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 16:59

                    @brendanm:

                    I still can't understand how house value going up on paper translates to being able to buy overpriced groceries though.

                    Because you can pay for stuff with bricks.

                    Read this article. Might be coming to us very soon.

                    Australia's been there in 2014 using homes as ATMs

                    You must be quite young if you forgotten about it.

                    • brendanm on 04/04/2022 - 17:03

                      @netjock: You can get equity out now. That still doesn't help anyone.

              • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 16:56

                @brendanm:

                How on earth is this helping with cost of living? Sell your house and by another place? Oops, they've all gone up as well. Sell your house and live under a bridge?

                You haven't been reading those articles about how a family make $900k in 3 years flipping houses. You better get on out there before the train pulls out of the station totally.

                What on earth does this have to do with the everyday person?

                Superannuation was doing 9% a year for the last 10 years. If you invested outside of super into S&P500 ETF you'd be way ahead of inflation.

                But you know, if you are not living pay check to pay check you aren't popular.

                • brendanm on 04/04/2022 - 17:05

                  @netjock:

                  You haven't been reading those articles about how a family make $900k in 3 years flipping houses.

                  Oh, you are a reader of news.com.au, explains a lot.

                  If you invested outside of super into S&P500 ETF you'd be way ahead of inflation.

                  Lots of people don't have money to invest. Also, once you have sold to finance the price of living increases, you once again have no money.

                  But you know, if you are not living pay check to pay check you aren't popular.

                  Some people don't have much choice.

        • Mr Haj on 04/04/2022 - 15:36

          would you rather house prices go up 0% and save 33% on fuel.

          Well it depends on your circumstances but as a non-home owner, yes I would…

          • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 15:38

            @Mr Haj:

            but as a non-home owner

            That ain't going to go down well on these boards.

            Everyone will point to not buying as your worst decision in life.

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 04/04/2022 - 12:46

    Any price rises will be as a result of Rising Fuel Prices, the recent floods, and labour shortages due to CV19.

  • LFO on 04/04/2022 - 12:58

    Can we expect similar rises in Australia by ALDI?

    Probably not except for the already announced inflationary price increases.

    Germany in particular is suffering most to of the worst consequences of banning and limiting gas supplies from Russia.
    Remember that most industries run on gas over there.
    So cold and expensive days ahead for the Germans.

    • jv on 04/04/2022 - 13:00
      +1

      Remember that most industries run on gas over there.

      Time to switch to greener fuels…

      This war in Russia is going to cost them very dearly for many years to come as most countries will look at limiting their dependencies to individual countries that can become hostile, like Russia and China…

      • LFO on 04/04/2022 - 13:13

        is going to cost them

        Thous far is costing Europeans in general far far more.
        Include us in Australia with astronomical fuel prices.
        All for nothing.

        Ain't working time to rethink.

        Time to switch to greener fuels…

        LOL, isn't natural gas a greenish alternative???
        What is left?

        • jv on 04/04/2022 - 13:20
          +2

          LOL, isn't natural gas a greenish alternative???

          No…. 🙄 It's a fossil fuel

          The need to move more towards solar/nuclear…

        • jv on 04/04/2022 - 13:21

          Include us in Australia with astronomical fuel prices.

          We've had these prices before… Do you have a short memory.

          • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 21:42
            +1

            @jv: Most of those who experienced it last (I am assuming you are talking about the last oil shock when OPEC was setup) wasn't the internet generation.

            Problem with the internet generation is they can Google and read history but they'd rather watch funny cat videos and when markets crash (or youtube crashes) it is end of the world.

            • Mark1159 on 05/04/2022 - 20:17

              @netjock: Ya, love those 70s movies with OPEC petrol queues and Jimmy Carter.

              If it’s not in their TikTok feed, it doesn’t exist

          • LFO on 05/04/2022 - 10:13

            @jv:

            We've had these prices before…

            Diesel above $2.20 ? No, I don't recall.
            Any confirmed dates please?

          • LFO on 05/04/2022 - 10:16

            @jv:

            The need to move more towards solar/nuclear

            Right, to produce electricity.
            Agree 100% in particular with nuclear as being a reliable 24/7 source.

            Problem is huge industries that went on "gas" because it was "cost effective" spent trillions in the process.
            Going back will cost more trillions.
            Use gas instead. It is there, right under our feet, waiting to be used.

            • netjock on 05/04/2022 - 20:37

              @LFO:

              Use gas instead. It is there, right under our feet, waiting to be used.

              True. Problem is gas is a global market. Stuff off the North West shelf can be shipped anywhere willing to pay for it. That is why there is a gas reserve policy. I can't see the fossil fuel industry not paying serious money to lobbyists to change the policy.

              Solar is good and we got plenty of it unfortunately we got monopolistic distribution / grid operators. In the eastern states they are even talking about an infrastructure access levy for residential solar because the grid was never designed for 2 way traffic. The retailers pay 6.7c kwh feed in and grid imports are 20c - 24c. Solar quotes (website) worked out the difference is cost of maintaining the grid. Daily supply charge (I assume supply of infrastructure) and there is another component loaded into electricity bill?

              I'm sure at some point there will be a breakthrough with solar efficiency and battery storage.

  • holdenmg on 04/04/2022 - 13:24

    What about at Aldi Süd?

  • GG57 on 04/04/2022 - 13:25

    own-brand butter should cost more than 2 euros at Aldi instead of 1.65 euros, about a third more.

    With calculations and statements like that, the article must be in the Murdoch press.

  • rektrading on 04/04/2022 - 14:16
    -4

    Biden said sanctions would hurt 🇷🇺.

    🇩🇪 and the rest of the 🇪🇺 swallowed his 👴 moment without 💭 of the price they would have to pay for listening to him.

    The pain will continue as long as 😴 Joe is in the driver's seat.

    • SBOB on 04/04/2022 - 15:25

      wait, did Biden invade Ukraine?
      Or we should have just told Ukraine to give up because our grocery prices would go up if they didnt?

      • rektrading on 04/04/2022 - 15:29
        -2

        wait, did Biden invade Ukraine?

        Don't be silly. 🇷🇺 invaded 🇺🇦.

        What 😴 Joe did was start sanctions against 🇷🇺 and rekt the prices. Everyone on the 🌎 is paying higher prices because of the sanctions.

        People can check for themselves by looking at the oil, wheat, metal and other commodities charts. The prices spiked after 😴 Joe wanted to play the hero.

        • [Deactivated] on 04/04/2022 - 15:56

          The prices spiked after 😴 Joe wanted to play the hero.

          You really are a bit special aren't you

        • SBOB on 04/04/2022 - 16:02
          +1

          was start sanctions against 🇷🇺 and rekt the prices

          so "we should have just told Ukraine to give up because our grocery prices would go up if they didnt" is your argument?
          The US president gets the blame for many many countries imposing sanctions against russia?

          • rektrading on 04/04/2022 - 16:09
            -1

            @SBOB: That the sanctions started with 😴 Joe and the rest of his minions followed suit.

            This is a fact supported by the charts and the charts never lie, unlike humans.

            • SBOB on 04/04/2022 - 16:42
              +3

              @rektrading: pretty sure the sanctions occurred after an invasion by Russia
              This is a fact supported by the charts and the charts never lie, or provide misleading relevance links to events, unlike humans.

              • rektrading on 04/04/2022 - 16:53

                @SBOB:

                pretty sure the sanctions occurred after an invasion by Russia

                You're right.

                The price of oil was trading at +6.69% between when the tanks rolled in and the oil ban but it ripped by +51.42% after the sanctions. The oil ban caused the price to pamp.

                2024 can't come soon enough.

                • deme on 05/04/2022 - 08:09
                  +1

                  @rektrading: What about just removing a reliance on russian oil?

                  • rektrading on 05/04/2022 - 08:39

                    @deme: Stopping 🇷🇺 from doing trade is impossible.

                    🇷🇺 can sell to friendly countries 🇨🇳, 🇹🇷 and 🇮🇳.

                  • LFO on 05/04/2022 - 10:27
                    +1

                    @deme:

                    What about just removing a reliance on russian oil?

                    There is NONE.

                    Europe needs gas provided by Gazprom, not oil, natural gas for industries and household heating. Not oil.

                    Russia is selling bucketfuls (barrels really… ) of oil to India, China and other countries members of BRICS, the trade alliance.
                    There is NO SHORTAGE OF OIL.
                    Only speculation of shortages.

  • GG57 on 04/04/2022 - 14:28

    And in the UK, consumers were hit with an (approved) increase of 54% in their energy (heating, power) bills as from last Friday.

    • netjock on 04/04/2022 - 15:43
      +1

      GBP3000 a year is the predicted average bill for gas & electricity. That is huge.

  • popsiee on 04/04/2022 - 16:55

    I think its more OP with the shrinkage forever happening .

  • USER DC on 04/04/2022 - 22:01
    +1

    I mean Aldi has already increased the Frozen Mango prices dude, it used to be $5.59 or something before, now sky rocketed to $6.99 (after another price increased to $6.49)

    • hasher22 on 05/04/2022 - 00:42

      Still way cheaper than coles/woolies brand @ $5.80 for 500g. $6.99 for 1kg is pretty good, $3.50 for 500g

      • USER DC on 05/04/2022 - 09:33

        Whatever the case it is making my decision of purchasing them at aldi harder and harder with each price increase.
        If I am not wrong $6.99 used to be old (precovid) Coles/Woolworths homebranded 500g pricing.

    • deme on 05/04/2022 - 08:08

      25% increase

  • TheOtherLeft on 05/04/2022 - 07:51
    +1

    Prices in Aldi GERMANY are irrelevant in Australia since a lot of their groceries are made in Australia

  • TilacVIP on 05/04/2022 - 08:22
    -4

    Wouldn't shop at Aldi no matter how cheap they are.

    For the record, tried them once, and never again. Much prefer to the known brands I grew up with. YMMV of course.

  • reactor-au on 05/04/2022 - 08:41

    I don't usually shop at ALDI but I have definitely seen increases at colesworths recently, especially fresh vegetables.

    • GG57 on 05/04/2022 - 08:59
      +1

      That shouldn't be a surprise though. We know there has been extensive rain events, and resultant flooding, in northern NSW and Qld for the last few months. Anything usually sourced from those areas is gone.

      • reactor-au on 05/04/2022 - 09:03

        Yeah no surprise the east coast has the best weather for growing fresh produce

    • USER DC on 05/04/2022 - 09:41

      That's the reason why I usually DO NOT BUY F&V at Coles/Woolworths. I try to buy them from Foodland/IGA, ALDI or local independents. Although almost all of them have increased prices, I think some local independents have increased lowest.

      • reactor-au on 05/04/2022 - 09:48

        I should stop being lazy and visit the fruit and veg shop but yeah for 1 person households its not going to make much difference

        • USER DC on 05/04/2022 - 09:52
          +2

          One thing I hate about some Local independents is them saying EFTPOS minimum $10/$15, (that seriously turns me away)
          LOL if you want put a surcharge on Credit like ALDI but why surcharge on EFTPOS.
          People can simply call their banks to have a EFTPOS card issued (instead of VISA/Mastercard aka a card that cannot be used for online purchases), that card should at least be accepted everywhere without any minimum amount.
          I cannot be bothered to carry cash, that is main reason why I dont shop at Local F&V that often (apart from inconvenience of driving/diverting away from a major shopping center).

  • OzHunterNSW on 05/04/2022 - 14:45

    HAHAHAHA the US are importing 43% more oil from Russia, as it demands the EU to sever ties HAHAHAHA - and the Vassal Ozzie govt are just as £$$£$id

    • rektrading on 05/04/2022 - 14:57

      😴 Joe wants to keep his reserves for when 🇨🇳 mounts 🇹🇼.

      He'll need every drop.

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