On Monday, August 31, 2026, Ukrainian retail chains updated their price tags on socially significant food products. According to RBK-Ukraine monitoring, the most noticeable fluctuation was recorded in the chicken egg category: over the weekend, the price of a dozen in several major chains rose by 15–27%, depending on the brand and category. The remaining basic items — bakery products, buckwheat groats, pasteurized milk, and sunflower oil — remained at their previous levels.

Eggs: the main driver of price growth

In the Auchan chain, the most affordable item in the C1 category rose from 3.80 UAH per unit (38 UAH per dozen) to 4.40 UAH per unit (44 UAH per dozen), an increase of about 15.8%. At ATB, a dozen first-category eggs under the private label "Svoya Liiniia" ("Own Line") jumped from 48.90 to 62.40 UAH — a 27.6% increase. At Silpo, the minimum price for a dozen C1-category eggs under the "Pashot" brand is 48.39 UAH, while the promotional price for the C2 category before the weekend had dropped to 41.99 UAH. Thus, the spread between the cheapest and the most expensive offer within a single chain reaches nearly 20%.

Bread, buckwheat, milk, and oil: stability on the shelves

In the bakery products and buckwheat groats segment, no significant changes have been recorded over the past few days. The most affordable offers in this category are still provided by Silpo. Small-volume pasteurized milk in the major chains has kept its previous prices: at ATB, the "Yezheдневnyi Sbor" ("Daily Harvest") product with 2.5% fat content in a 450 g package costs 21.30 UAH. The minimum price tags for refined sunflower oil in 0.5 l bottles have also not changed — at Auchan, a bottle costs 49.40 UAH. The stability of these items against the backdrop of rising egg prices indicates that the price increase is so far of a targeted nature and is linked primarily to the cost of poultry farming products.

Contradictory data

There are discrepancies in open sources regarding the scale of the egg price increase. The UNIAN outlet had previously reported a 30% rise in egg prices, citing statements from retail chains. However, the actual figures recorded by RBK-Ukraine as of August 31 show a range from 15.8% (Auchan, C1) to 27.6% (ATB, "Svoya Liiniia"), which does not reach the stated 30%. Possibly, the higher percentage referred to a specific item or an earlier period. In addition, as late as August 21, RBK-Ukraine had reported a renewed "shortage" of buckwheat in supermarkets, whereas by August 31 the monitoring notes the absence of significant changes in this category. The difference in observation dates (the 21st versus the 31st of August) may explain the discrepancy: by the end of the month, the buckwheat situation had probably stabilized.

Context and outlook

The rise in egg prices at the end of August 2026 is occurring against the backdrop of seasonal demand growth and, according to industry observers, an increase in the cost of feed and logistics. Retail chains, as a rule, review prices on socially significant items ahead of holiday periods, which may mean further price adjustments in the coming weeks. At the same time, the stability of prices for milk, oil, and bakery products indicates that inflationary pressure has not yet turned into systemic growth across the entire basic food basket.