Consumer Council conducted price checks on cooking oil and eggs earlier. Survey results have been uploaded to the Council's 'Specific Product Price Platform' website and are also available in the Council's 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone and Android apps. Prices of 23 brands of cooking oil were collected from 21 retail outlets on 26th July by Consumer Council. In comparison with data from May's survey, 8 out of 23 surveyed oil brands recorded no change in price. Selling price of 'Knife Brand Pure Canola Oil (900mlx3pcs)' in one retail outlet had been raised by 22.7 percent since last time, and selling prices of 'King Chef 100% Pure Corn Oil (3.5L)' in two outlets had dropped by 24.9 percent due to special price promotion. Selling prices of the same product were found to vary in different retail outlets: 'Camel Brand Corn Oil (2L)', which recorded only a 1.61 percent difference in prices at different outlets last time, was sold at $49.90 to $64.80, with a price difference of 29.86 percent. The Council also conducted another price check on 9 brands of eggs from 13 supermarkets on 25th July. In comparison with the data from last month's survey, egg prices remained stable, and the percentage discrepancies between the lowest and the highest selling prices of the same products were similar. Two brands of eggs sold at different retail outlets from the same chain store, namely, 'Select US Grade A Fresh Large White Eggs (12 pcs)' and 'Select US Grade A Fresh Extra Large Brown Eggs (12 pcs)', although they were sold at special prices, a price difference of $3.00, around 15 percent, was recorded. The two mentioned specific price surveys on cooking oil and eggs are now available on the Council's website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone and Android apps. For enquiry, please call 8988 9315.
