Even Easy Meals Becoming a Burden... Soups and Stews Up 39% from a Year Ago

With busy modern lifestyles, many people likely look for convenient meals to easily fix a quick bite.

Now, word has it that even the prices of these meals are surging.

This is the result of a survey conducted on 26 processed food items by the Korea Consumer Agency price information portal "T-Price."

As of last August, prices for 24 out of the 26 items increased compared to a year ago.

Soups and stews rose the most at 39%, followed by cup rice at 25%, soybean paste (doenjang) at 19%, and both cola and noodles rising by over 16% each.

Recently, food companies have been raising the prices of major products one after another, citing rising raw material costs and other factors.

The burden on grocery baskets is growing heavier.

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