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France Grocery Inflation Slows as Coffee and Chocolate Prices Jump

Falling cocoa prices since January point to slower increases in 2026.

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Le panier de courses franceinfo (illustration).
Le café fait partie de ces produits, comme le sucre, le chocolat ou l'huile d'olive, qui ont connu des envolées spectaculaires de prix depuis trois ans.
Le café fait partie de ces produits, comme le sucre, le chocolat ou l'huile d'olive, qui ont connu des envolées spectaculaires de prix depuis trois ans.

Overview

  • NielsenIQ/franceinfo data show the sampled basket up 1.5% year over year to €126.73 in August 2025, versus €107.35 in August 2022 for a three‑year gain of 18.1%.
  • Ground coffee is up 37% in 2025, with 500 g now €10.59 against €6.79 in 2022, driven by weather‑hit harvests in Brazil, tight supply and strong global demand.
  • Chocolate tablet prices jumped 32.8% this year, even as cocoa prices roughly halved between January and September 2025 and farmgate rates were lifted on October 1 in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
  • Over three years, five staples rose more than 50%: powdered sugar +70.9%, ground coffee +56.1%, chocolate tablet +55.2%, olive oil +52.4%, and 1‑liter orange juice +53.1%.
  • Consumers report cutting back or switching to grain machines to cut per‑cup costs, while some items now cost less than in 2022 such as black tea, chips and T55 flour.