Table 1 Prices of selected food stuffs commonly used in South African households, January 2010 (mid-way through trial)[37]

Full cream long life milk (1 L)

10.28

9.72

Loaf of brown bread (700 g)

7.00

6.97

Loaf of white bread (700 g)

7.56

7.83

Maize meal (5 kg)

29.09

22.93

Margarine (500 g)

14.61

12.88

Peanut butter (400 g)

16.59

15.48

Rice (2 kg)

28.58

23.14

Sunflower oil (750 mL)

17.20

12.81

Ceylon/black tea (62.5 g)

7.06

7.02

White sugar (2.5 kg)

19.73

18.15