{"id":714594,"date":"2026-06-04T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/714594\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:37:17","slug":"canada-inflation-beef-coffee-vegetables-rise-in-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/714594\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada inflation: Beef, coffee, vegetables rise in prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadians continued to feel pressure at the grocery store in April, even as overall inflation remained relatively subdued. <\/p>\n

Statistics Canada reported that food purchased<\/a> from stores rose 3.5 per cent year-over-year in April, with several everyday grocery staples <\/a>seeing much steeper increases.<\/p>\n

Overall inflation accelerated to 2.8 per cent in April<\/a>, up from 2.4 per cent in March.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"\"Beef and Meat products Beef and meat products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sean Kilpatrick Beef prices continue to surge<\/p>\n

Meat remains one of the biggest contributors to food inflation, with beef prices continuing to climb due to tight cattle supplies across North America<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Over the last year, Statistics Canada said beef striploin cuts, per kilogram saw the largest increase of $9.61 and now stands at $42.42.<\/p>\n

Along with beef striploin cuts, beef rib cuts and stewing beef have all seen significant increases over the past year. <\/p>\n

The average price of beef rib cuts per kilogram increased by $2.35 and can be purchased for $30.46 as of April 2026. Beef top sirloin cuts increased by $2.74 and has an average price tag of $28.94.<\/p>\n

As for beef stewing cuts per kilogram, customers saw a price increase of $1.86 and goes for $22.51 on average.<\/p>\n

The average price of ground beef reached $15.59 per kilogram in April – a $1.42 increase compared to last year.<\/p>\n

Farmers have attributed these increases to cattle prices<\/a>. The latest market data compiled by Trading Economics<\/a> shows cattle prices are up nearly 20 per cent over the past year.<\/p>\n

A combination of drought and rising input costs has made it more expensive to raise cattle.<\/p>\n

Dry conditions across Western Canada and the U.S. Midwest have reduced available grass and driven up feed costs, forcing some producers to cut back.<\/p>\n

\"\"Coffee prices Canada A handful of coffee beans. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Chris Young Coffee remains a source of sticker shock<\/p>\n

Coffee continues to rank among the fastest-rising grocery items. <\/p>\n

Average prices for a 340-gram package of roasted coffee have climbed sharply over the past year, driven by poor harvest <\/a>in major coffee-producing countries, weather disruptions and ongoing supply chain pressures.<\/p>\n

Now, in April 2026, a 340-gram package of roasted or ground coffee costs $9.39 – an increase of 20.69 per cent or dollar value of $1.61 compared to April 2025 that sat at $7.78.<\/p>\n

\"\"Fresh vegetables are displayed Fresh vegetables are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Quebec, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. (The Canadian Press\/Sean Kilpatrick) Fresh vegetables see another big jump<\/p>\n

Produce prices also remain elevated.<\/p>\n

In April, Statistics Canada reported vegetables were up 7.8 per cent year-over-year<\/a>, making them one of the largest contributors to grocery inflation and the largest year-over-year increase since August 2023.<\/p>\n

Tomatoes per kilogram jumped from $4.69 in April 2025 to $6.18 in April 2026. <\/p>\n

Other itemsA 900-gram package of infant formula costs an average of $49.72 in April, an increase of $1.48Salmon per kilogram increased by $1.24 in April, costing an average of $28Three litres of canola oil increased by an average of 46 cents in April, with an average price tag of $10.06<\/p>\n

With files from CTV\u2019s National News Kathy Le<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canadians continued to feel pressure at the grocery store in April, even as overall inflation remained relatively subdued.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":714595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[712,45,49,48,46],"class_list":["post-714594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-apple-news","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/714595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}