August 12, 2022 — Overall grocery inflation reached a record in July, but inflation for seafood products outpaced total grocery inflation, according to new data.
The inflation hitting seafood products is outpacing total grocery inflation, and is up 16.8 percent in July versus a year ago, data and tech firm Numerator told SeafoodSource. Frozen seafood grocery prices also soared 14.4 percent versus a year ago – but shrimp and prawns are below the average rate of inflation, rising 8.5 percent.