NEWS: Rising food prices pose risk for SA inflation

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s consumer inflation is likely to trend steadily higher this year as food prices rise, putting pressure on the central bank to increase interest rates this year, analysts say.



Predictions of rising food price pressures began in March after grain traders warned that South Africa could start buying the grain abroad because unfavourable weather had reduced the expected 2015 harvest.

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