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A South African Competition Commission report finds essential food prices remain high and rising faster than affordable for low-income households. Easing cost pressures such as fuel, load shedding and a stronger rand have translated slowly into lower retail prices.
Retail food inflation in South Africa has limited direct effect on global feed or commodity prices, though a firmer rand eases imported input costs there.
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