Kołodziejczak with “pathology in stores”. He mentioned the prices of eggs and butter

Michał Kołodziejczak criticized the policy pursued by discount stores in sharp words. In the opinion of the deputy minister of agriculture, shops earn “Bajonian sums on Poles”, especially in pre -Christmas periods. The politician admitted that he was shocked by the prices of eggs and butter.

Kołodziejczak sharply about prices in discount stores

During the press conference, the deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture said that the owners of discount stores “use their dominance, which they built over the years” manipulating food prices. – I want to say loudly that if the prices in stores remain at a high level, it means that stores do not leave prices, when the price of butter and eggs in producers and wholesalers clearly dropped – commented the politician.

“This is a pathology,” he assessed, after which he cited specific prices of the products discussed on the example of the November-December 2024.

He noted that compared to last year he did not notice a reduction in product prices, while the price of butter in wholesale at the end of December was 860 euros per 100 kg, and now stabilized at the level of 730-740 euros for 100 kg. Whereas In the case of eggs, the price reached the level of 73-74 groszy in wholesale and for three weeks began to fall clearly.

Michał Kołodziejczak declared that the Ministry of Agriculture is increasingly considering reporting unfair price policy to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. He added that he also intends to talk to the president of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny and get him to take action in this area.

Saying that there is no price collusion does not mean that there are no pathologies on the market that UOKiK should deal with He said.

The politician explained that in his opinion, a national food group that could even take over several retail chains can play an important role in the process of verification of the price of supermarkets.