# ‘People are ripping up contracts’: price of rice boils over into new territory in UK | Inflation | The Guardian

> UK shoppers are paying record prices for rice, with the overall price per kilo up 0.8% over three months versus 2021 according to NielsenIQ. Basmati, about 60% of the category, shows large price swings across varieties.

- Date: 2022-06-22 · published 2022-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41020-people-are-ripping-up-contracts-price-of-rice-boils-over-into-new-territory-in
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Retail rice price moves in the UK reflect limited pass-through from global markets, with little direct effect on feed-grade rice pricing.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jun/22/rice-price-yorkshire-importer-costs

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