Food prices in Ukraine
Over the past year, Ukrainians have experienced a significant rise in prices for most food products. According to the State Statistics Service, in October 2025, food prices rose by an average of 15,6% compared to October 2024. The biggest price increases were eggs, meat, sunflower oil and fruit, whereas vegetables and sugar even fell in price year-on-year.
Detailed data from the State Statistics Service and a sample of average retail prices, based on statistics for August-October 2024-2025, show how the structure of Ukrainian household spending on food has changed.
1. The big picture: inflation and products
In October 2025, headline consumer inflation in Ukraine was 10.9% in annual terms (October 2025 to October 2024). At the same time food products grew faster than the overall index - by 15.6%, This confirms the increased pressure of food prices on household budgets.
Table 1: Price dynamics for the main product groups for the year
(October 2025 to October 2024, according to the State Statistics Service)
| Product group | Price change for the year, % | A brief comment |
|---|---|---|
| All food products | +15,6% | Food inflation is higher than general inflation |
| Eggs | +41,9% | One of the growth leaders |
| Sunflower oil | +26,0% | Significant increase in the price of the basic product |
| Meat and meat products | +25,2% | Sustainable growth, strong budgetary impact |
| Fruit | +22,1% | Seasonal factor + logistics and imports |
| Vegetables | -21.5% | After the peak in 2024, there was a decline in prices |
| Sugar | -6.6% | Prices declined as the market stabilised |
2. Visualisation: which products are growing faster than others
Below is a conditional «text chart» that can be easily copied into any document as a simple visualisation. The length of the «bar» roughly corresponds to the scale of growth.
Table 2: «Textual graph» of price changes for certain products (for the year)
| Product. | Shift, % | Conditional «bar» |
|---|---|---|
| Apples | +148,2% | """"""""""""""""""" |
| Eggs | +77,4% | """"""""""" |
| Barley groats | +37,8% | """""" |
| Chicken fillet | +37,5% | """""" |
| Pork | +36,8% | """""" |
| Chicken carcasses | +35,9% | """"""▌ |
| Sunflower oil | +32,4% | """"" |
| Butter | +31,5% | """"" |
| Meat in general | +25,2% | """" |
| Fruit in general | +22,1% | """"▌ |
| Milk | +21,1% | """"▌ |
| Bread | +17-21% | """ |
| All products | +15,6% | """ |
| Sugar | -9.3% | ░░░░░░░ |
| Vegetables in general | -21.5% | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| Cabbage | -40.2% | ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ |
3. 3. Main conclusions
Food prices are rising faster than general inflation.
The overall consumer price index is 10.9% for the year, while food products are +15.6%. This means that it is food that is pulling the budget of Ukrainian families upwards.Meat, eggs, oil and fruit are the main growth drivers.
Eggs (+41.9% on average, and +77.4% in some months), meat and meat products (+25.2%), sunflower oil (+26-32.4%), and fruit (+22.1%) showed a steady rise in price.Some vegetables and sugar are a buffer for the budget.
Vegetables fell by 21.5% year-on-year, while sugar fell by about 6-9%. Separately, cabbage fell by more than 40%.Price growth is uneven within the basket.
Even within the same group (cereals, dairy), there are products that rise in price much faster: for example, barley cereal (+37.8%) and butter (+31.5%) are ahead of the average.The trend is that those heavily dependent on imports, energy and logistics are becoming more expensive.
Meat, oil, dairy and fruit are all reacting strongly to rising producer costs, logistical risks and global commodity prices.
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