Lidl, Kaufland and Aldi are lowering the prices of pasta and the like. Food prices have risen by around 20 percent compared to the previous year.
Inflation and a shortage of raw materials fuelled the ongoing upward spiral in supermarket prices. The large supermarket chains à la Edeka and Co. could also come under pressure from falling discounter prices. In addition to supermarket rivals, such price reductions are also causing problems for farmers and farmers. Among other things, rising energy prices are causing production costs to skyrocket, but prices in supermarkets are falling.