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now it s on a downward spiral. certain items of fruit and vegetables and salads as well are easing back because of the weather out in europe, 30 odd degrees, all the fruit is coming on, ripening. so that s coming in our markets. supermarket demand isn t that good because everybody is on holiday. so therefore there is a lot more produce at a much cheaper prices on the wholesale market and at your local green grocer. and if people are trying to grab a bargain because they are feeling cost of living pressures on their household budgets, what are the items that are now cheaper and represent good value? the main thing is berries, strawberries over the next few weeks, you ll see a significant drop in price. a lot of the berries, salad as well is starting to ease back, and clementines and satsumas. new season english produce as well is kicking in, new season english apples, cherries. the next two months, it s going to be a lot easier price wise than anything else we had this year. 0k, mark, t
in price at quite the sharp rate that they were going up a month before. it s still way above the bank of england s target of 2%, and significantly higher than the rate that the government has pledged to get it down to. it said when inflation was up to 10% it was going to halve it by the end of this year so it s still got a long way to go before it meets that target of around 5%. one of the big falls was in gas and electricity prices. they came down. a lot of businesses of course are locked into longer term deals, that means they don t see the benefit of that straightaway and so they don t have that benefit to pass on in the price they charge customers right away. let s speak to mark tait, who is one of the wholesalers here. mark, what s your sense of price rises easing, is that reflected in your business? yes, absolutely. we have seen the peak,