JOHANNESBURG - Bloomberg’s latest Shisa Nyama index shows that the rate at which food prices are increasing is slowing down.
The latest data shows that prices have slowed down in the last nine months.
Food prices started to ease after the South African Reserve Bank left the repo rate unchanged at their last meeting.
The decision came as inflation fell back within the SARB's target range of between 3 and 6 percent.
Bloomberg's index looks at the price of food prepared at a traditional braai in South Africa.
This includes boerewors, frozen chicken, tomatoes, potatoes, cooking oil, onions and maize meal.
Inflation has kept global food prices stubbornly high and here at home matters have been made worse by the crippling power cuts.
Food producers have incurred more diesel or alternative power costs.