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๐Ÿงบ Baltic Grocery Index โ€” February 2026

๐Ÿงบ Baltic Grocery Index โ€” February 2026

๐Ÿงบ Baltic Grocery Index โ€” February 2026

Baseline check vs 9 January

Method: non-promotional prices only

Sources: Rimi + Barbora (where available)

๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia

Baseline movement detected in eggs only.

Milk (2โ€“2.5%) โ€” โ‚ฌ0.75 (Rimi anchor)

Eggs (10) โ€” โ‚ฌ2.59 (โ†‘ from โ‚ฌ1.99 baseline)

Bread 300 g โ€” โ‚ฌ0.39

Chicken fillet โ€” โ‚ฌ7.99/kg baseline

Pork shoulder โ€” โ‚ฌ5.29/kg baseline

Potatoes โ€” โ‚ฌ0.59/kg

Carrots (loose baseline remains; packaged not comparable)

Rice 800 g โ€” โ‚ฌ1.19

Sugar โ€” โ‚ฌ0.69โ€“0.75

Sunflower oil โ€” โ‚ฌ1.69โ€“1.99

Result (LV):

Egg baseline adjusted upward. Other staples stable.

๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania

Baseline movement detected in eggs only.

Milk โ€” โ‚ฌ0.62โ€“0.65

Eggs (10) โ€” โ‚ฌ2.39 (โ†‘ from โ‚ฌ2.15 baseline)

Bread 300 g โ€” โ‚ฌ0.34

Chicken fillet โ€” โ‚ฌ7.29โ€“7.58/kg

Pork shoulder โ€” โ‚ฌ5.49โ€“5.59/kg

Potatoes โ€” โ‚ฌ0.49โ€“0.50/kg

Carrots โ€” โ‚ฌ0.58/kg

Rice 800 g โ€” โ‚ฌ0.93โ€“0.95

Sugar โ€” โ‚ฌ0.68โ€“0.89

Sunflower oil โ€” โ‚ฌ1.54

Result (LT):

Egg baseline tightened. Core carbohydrate anchors unchanged.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia

No confirmed baseline movement.

Milk โ€” โ‚ฌ0.59

Eggs โ€” โ‚ฌ1.79โ€“2.29 (within January corridor)

Bread 300 g โ€” โ‚ฌ0.43โ€“0.50

Chicken fillet โ€” baseline unchanged

Pork โ€” baseline unchanged

Potatoes โ€” โ‚ฌ0.39

Carrots โ€” โ‚ฌ0.42 (loose anchor)

Rice 800 g โ€” โ‚ฌ0.39โ€“0.49

Sugar โ€” โ‚ฌ0.59โ€“0.73

Sunflower oil โ€” โ‚ฌ1.59โ€“1.79

Note: Ongoing retail shift toward barn standard in some channels may affect category comparability over time, but no structural inflation signal detected.

Result (EE):

EDLP model remains stable.

Regional picture โ€” February

โœ”๏ธ Egg category shows upward baseline adjustment in Latvia and Lithuania.

โœ”๏ธ Estonia remains within prior price corridor.

โœ”๏ธ No movement in staple carbohydrates (bread, rice, sugar).

โœ”๏ธ No structural pork decline.

โœ”๏ธ No broad food inflation signal.

Structural takeaway

Latvia and Lithuania:

Selective protein adjustment (eggs).

Estonia:

Stable everyday low pricing model.

Market differences remain structural, not seasonal.

Baltic Focus ยฉ 2026

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