As of Monday, August 24, 2026, price tags on socially significant goods were updated across Ukrainian supermarket chains following the weekend. RBC-Ukraine has compiled the current offers for the basic food basket at Sillpo, ATB, Novus, and Auchan. The key takeaway from the monitoring: retailers continue to maintain promotional offers on essential food products, while within the same basket price dynamics are mixed — some items are getting cheaper, others more expensive.

Basic basket: eggs and oil as anchor items

Among the most affordable offers as of August 24, RBC-Ukraine's infographic highlights eggs from 34 hryvnias and sunflower oil from 49 hryvnias. These two items traditionally form the "anchor" of the basic basket, so their prices serve as a benchmark for shoppers planning their weekly purchases. It is important to note that these figures represent the lower bound of promotional offers across the chains, not a single fixed price list: the actual price of a specific package or a dozen eggs may vary depending on the brand, region, and the promotion running in a given store.

Week's trend: what is getting more expensive and what is cheaper

Looking at the dynamics over the past week, the picture is uneven. According to monitoring data from August 19, oil and bread showed a trend toward becoming cheaper, while eggs, conversely, were getting more expensive. By August 21, a shortage factor was added to this picture: buckwheat once again found itself among the items that shoppers and sellers described as "in short supply" on the shelves. Thus, by Monday, August 24, the shopper faces a situation in which some basic goods (oil, bread) are becoming more accessible, some (eggs) are getting more expensive, and certain grains periodically disappear from the shelves.

Contradictory data

There is a notable inconsistency in the statements and monitoring reports from the past few days that is important to honestly point out. On the one hand, retailers claim to be "maintaining promotional offers on the basic basket," and some sources record a drop in the prices of oil and bread. On the other hand, a rise in egg prices and a recurring "shortage" of buckwheat are being recorded at the same time, which contradicts the image of a stably affordable basket. The difference in versions is explained by the fact that a "promotional price" (for example, oil "from 49 UAH") is the minimum offer for an individual item, not an average across the basket; and that is precisely why the same report can contain claims of both cheaper and more expensive goods side by side. Shoppers should rely not on individual "from" prices, but on the dynamics of their entire usual basket.

International context

For a complete picture, it is worth mentioning the external backdrop: Dutch supermarkets, according to foreign media reports, are warning of a possible increase in food prices of around 10% next year. This is not a direct indication for Ukrainian shelves, but it is an important context: global supply chains and raw material prices also affect the domestic market, so local "from" prices in Ukrainian chains may be adjusted in line with external trends.

Bottom line for the shopper

As of August 24, 2026, the basic basket at Sillpo, ATB, Novus, and Auchan remains within the range of promotional offers: eggs from 34 hryvnias, oil from 49 hryvnias. At the same time, dynamics within the basket are mixed — oil and bread are getting cheaper, eggs are getting more expensive, and buckwheat periodically goes into "short supply." A rational strategy this week is to track prices for your own regular basket rather than for individual "from" items, and to keep in mind that promotional lower bounds may differ from shelf prices in a specific store.