NZ food prices fall 0.5% in February on cheaper beef and chicken

NZ food prices fall 0.5% in February on cheaper beef and chicken
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 13 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand food prices fell 0.5 percent in February on cheaper beef, chicken and grocery food prices.  Beef prices fell 4.4 percent versus January, while chicken prices fell 3.4 percent, Statistics New Zealand said.  The average price for cheapest available chicken breast was $12.83 a kilo, down from $13.94. Grocery food prices also fell 0.7 percent on the month, with lower prices for chocolate.  The statistics agency also said that fruit and vegetable prices fell 0.9 percent versus January...