By Zoila Palma: Belizeans paid more for several food items in September 2026, with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) reporting a 4.3 percent increase in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages compared to September 2025.
The increase was primarily driven by higher food costs, with the food sub-category recording an average rise of 4.6 percent over the year.
The SIB identified several products that recorded notable price increases, including poultry, which rose by 5.9 percent on average, vegetables such as onions, sweet peppers, habanero peppers and cilantro, which increased by 5.0 percent, and fruits, which rose by 10.6 percent.
Sugar recorded an 18.0 percent increase, while bread and bakery products rose by 1.8 percent. Prices for non-alcoholic beverages also increased by 3.0 percent, largely due to higher costs for instant coffee, up 13.5 percent, and fruit and vegetable juices, up 4.8 percent.
Ground beef rose from $7.64 to $8.54 per pound, an 11.8 percent increase, while chicken cuts increased from $3.66 to $4.07 per pound, up 11.3 percent.
Beef steak prices also increased, rising from $11.44 to $11.53 per pound, representing a 0.7 percent increase compared to September 2025.
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By Zoila Palma: Belizeans paid more for several food items in September 2026, with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) reporting a 4.3 percent increase in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages compared to September 2025. The increase was primarily driven by higher food costs, with the food sub-category recording an average rise of 4.6
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