Woolworths has frozen the price on 300 popular items as the impacts of the Middle East war like soaring petrol prices and rising interest rates weigh on household budgets.
The supermarket giant confirmed yesterday it was going to keep the shelf price the same for the selection of products over the next three months to give customers certainty.
“We know many of you are concerned about the impact of fuel prices, interest rates and global uncertainty on your household budget,” chief executive Amanda Bardwell said in an email to customers.
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Now the full list of items has been released.
It includes fresh fruit and vegetables like carrots, onions, potatoes, spinach, pears and apples. Prices range from $2.40/kg for carrots to $4.90/kg for Royal Gala Apples.
Meat will see chicken drumsticks and wing prices frozen as well as sausages, eggs, bacon and whole roast chooks. Chicken breast fillets will be reduced by 25 per cent.
It means a 2kg bag of chicken wings will set you back $9.50 while 2kg of drumsticks costs $8.
Dairy products including sour cream, thickened cream, yoghurt pouches, shredded cheese, butter, and feta. Shredded tasty cheese will cost $5 for 250g, butter $7 for 500g and $5.70 for 12 extra-large cage free eggs.
Eight white wraps for $2.20, wholemeal bread loaves for $2.80, English muffins for $3 and croissants for $2.60 are among the bakery items frozen.
Household items like bin bags, white vinegar, tissues, paper towels, dishwashing liquid, nappies, baby wipes, paracetamol and ibuprofen are included.
A 25 pack of bin bags will set you back $2.50 while a 24 pack of toilet paper will cost $9 and tissues will be reduced to $1.90.
Cans of tuna for $1.10, corn kernels for $1.05, diced tomatoes for $1.10, bags of pasta for $1, flour at $1.30, long grain rice at $1.80, red kidney beans for $1, sugar for $1.80, oats for $1.60 and minced and powdered garlic are also price frozen.
Some snacks including $2.20 salted tortilla chips, $1.90 salsa, $2.60 10 pack of popcorn and $1.25 scotch finger biscuits will not see a price rise.
Frozen berries like 500g of raspberries for $8, spinach for $1, vegetable mixes like carrots, peas and corn for $5 and meals like chicken satay with rice for $4.20 are available under the deal.
The full list of the 300 items is available here.
Woolworths said it is also “investing” to absorb costs from farmers and suppliers on products.
“We’re investing to absorb extra costs that are agreed with Aussie farmers and suppliers on these products as a result of the impacts of the Middle East conflict on fuel, fertiliser and production costs, so you won’t have to pay more for these items at the checkout,” Bardwell added.
“The Price Freeze items are in addition to the value provided through thousands of weekly specials, Everyday Rewards, and more than 4000 products on Everyday Low Price and Lower Shelf Price.”
