A 12.8% drop in the price of eggs was the major contributor to the decline of the Basic Food Index (BFI) for the month of November, which recorded a 0.7% drop.
The BFI is a monthly rapid assessment of the cost of 20 basic food items in 14 major to mid size retail stores.
The cost of a dozen of small Nulaid eggs was $3.88 in September, then dropped to $3.04 in October, and last month sold for $2.65.
The price of a case of chicken dropped 3.7%. In September, a case of chicken legs was $19.31; in October, the price was $18.99; and last month it fell to $18.29.
Other food prices which were lower in November than October were tuna, which dropped 1.7%; fish, dropped .6%; mayonnaise, dropped .4%; and sugar, down 0.3%.
The food item which recorded the highest increase in November was sausage, which jumped 3.3%. The price of a 16-ounce package of Chuck Wagon sausage was $2.15 in September and October, then rose to $2.22 last month.
The price of ice cream jumped 3%, milk went up 2.4%, turkey tails went up 1.6%, and corned beef was up by .4%.
Food items whose prices did not change in November include bananas, bread, butter, pork, rice, saimin, soda, taro, and water.
