August the 11th, 2025 – Croatian food prices are currently at their highest level in two entire years, prompting continued anger and questions.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Croatian food prices during the month of July hit their highest level in two years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. The FAO’s core food price index rose to 130.1 points, up 1.6 percent from June, just one month previously. Compared with the same period last year, prices rose 7.6 percent.

Vegetable oils led the way in terms of price increases, rising 7.1 percent from June, reaching their highest level in three years. The jump in palm, soybean and sunflower oil prices outweighed a drop in rapeseed oil prices, driven by the recent harvest across Europe.

Meat prices also rose by 1.2 percent, reaching their highest levels since the FAO began monitoring, with beef and mutton being the hardest hit by increased demand. Poultry prices rose slightly, while pork prices fell due to ample supply and weaker demand, particularly across the European Union, which obviously includes Croatia.

Cereal prices bucked the trend, falling slightly by 0.8 percent in July, buoyed by a good wheat harvest across the Northern Hemisphere. However, adverse weather conditions in key agricultural regions of North America and Eastern Europe raised concerns about the final yields of corn and spring wheat.

Sugar prices continued to decline for the fifth consecutive month, down slightly by 0.2 percent from June and down 13.5 percent overall compared to July last year. That comes on the back of ample supply from markets in Thailand, India and Brazil. On the other hand, dairy prices fell slightly by 0.1 percent, the first time since April 2024, driven by lower butter prices, while cheese prices remained high on the back of stronger demand in Asia and the Middle East.

The FAO did not issue a separate supply-demand analysis for cereals, leaving uncertainty about future market developments. Rising food prices underscore the complexity of global supply chains and the unpredictable climate conditions that continue to affect the stability of supply.


 


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