Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on dairy products. Price differences ranged from 5 to 50 percent were recorded for the same product sold at different retail outlets. Consumers are advised to check with the survey data to make practical consumption. The Council collected prices of 15 dairy products from 17 retail outlets on 12th December. Price differences ranged from 5 to 50 percent were recorded for the same product sold at different retail outlets. 'Anchor UHT Whipping Cream/1L', which was sold at $38.0 to $57.0, recorded a price difference of 50 percent; 'Anchor Pure New Zealand Butter (salted)/227g' and 'Pura UHT Milk (paper pack)/1L' also recorded price differences of 46.9 and 42.42 percent respectively. 'Cowhead Pure Milk (paper pack)/1L', which was on sale at one retail spot, recorded the highest selling price of $15.0, resulting in a drop in its price discrepancy from 80.95 percent in last time's survey to only 25 percent in the current survey. In comparison with October's survey data, 8 of the surveyed products recorded no change in price. The only obvious change was found in the selling price of 'Pura UHT Milk (paper pack)/1L' in one retail outlet that had been increased by 32 percent. The specific price survey on dairy products is now available on the Consumer Council's website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and in the Council's 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone and Android apps.
