Comparison vs March 2026.
Method: non-promotional prices only.
Sources: Rimi + Barbora online retail checks.
Focus: lowest visible baseline price, not average price.
In April, the low-cost staple segment across the Baltic states remained broadly stable. The cheapest visible baseline products are still available in core categories such as milk, eggs, bread, rice, sugar and, in most cases, sunflower oil.
However, price pressure has not disappeared. It is becoming more selective and channel-specific. In several categories, the issue is no longer only the price itself, but whether the cheapest product remains visible and easily available in online retail.
🇱🇻 Latvia
Milk — €0.65/l in Barbora for FARM MILK 2%, 1 l, polyethylene pack.
Rimi’s own 2% bottled milk is visible at €1.09/l, above the previous sub-€1 level.
Eggs — €1.99 in Rimi Smart, cage eggs, 10 pcs.
Baseline unchanged.
Bread — manual confirmation needed for the cheapest comparable baton/bread baseline.
No confirmed price movement yet.
Chicken fillet — €7.98–7.99/kg.
Baseline stable.
Pork shoulder — €5.29/kg in Rimi.
Comparable baseline stable. Lower Barbora pork was excluded from the baseline because it appears to be imported Belgian/Danish pork and is not directly comparable.
Potatoes — €0.45/kg loose potatoes in Rimi; €0.59/kg packed potatoes in Barbora.
Rimi shows better visibility of loose-format vegetables than in the previous check.
Carrots — €0.89/kg visible baseline.
Needs comparison with the exact March format before calling movement.
Rice 800 g — €1.19.
Stable.
Sugar — €0.69/kg.
Stable.
Sunflower oil — €1.69/l.
Stable.
Result: Latvia
Latvia remains broadly price-stable at the low-cost baseline level. The cheapest milk option is still available in Barbora at €0.65/l, while Rimi’s own 2% bottled milk has moved above €1/l. This points more to channel-level repositioning than to a confirmed market-wide milk price increase.
The main April signal in Latvia is not broad inflation, but a difference between retail channels: Barbora still holds some lower-cost baseline products, while Rimi shows higher pricing in selected own-brand formats but better visibility of loose vegetables.
🇱🇹 Lithuania
Milk — €0.59/l in Rimi Smart, 2.5%, 1 l.
In Barbora, FARM MILK 2%, 1 l is visible at €0.90/l, while the traditional low-cost polyethylene pack is not visible online. Low-cost baseline remains available in Rimi.
Eggs — €2.25 / 10 pcs, barn eggs, Rimi Smart and Barbora.
Stable.
Bread — €0.32 / 300 g in Rimi Smart.
The cheapest baton remains present in the product line, but is less visible in Barbora search/category output.
Chicken fillet — €6.98–6.99/kg in Barbora.
Stable.
Pork shoulder — €4.99/kg in Barbora; €5.49/kg in Rimi.
Higher than the March reference level of around €4.49/kg.
Potatoes — €0.39/kg, MARABEL, 40–60 mm, 1 kg.
Stable.
Carrots — €0.55–0.75/kg depending channel and format.
Manual confirmation needed for exact comparable baseline.
Rice 800 g — €0.93, EXTRA LINE / Rimi Smart.
Stable.
Sugar — €0.64–0.67/kg.
Stable.
Sunflower oil — €1.53/l in Rimi Smart; €2.29/l in Barbora WELL DONE.
The low-cost baseline remains available in Rimi, while Barbora shows a higher visible price, possibly linked to packaging or assortment change.
Result: Lithuania
Lithuania no longer shows the broad downward adjustment in protein categories seen in March. Eggs and chicken remain stable, but pork is higher than the March reference level.
Staple carbohydrates remain stable. Rimi confirms low-cost baselines for milk, bread, rice, sugar and sunflower oil. Barbora shows weaker visibility or higher visible prices in selected categories, especially milk and sunflower oil. The main signal is therefore mixed: stable low-cost staples, but weaker continuation of the March protein-price relief.
🇪🇪 Estonia
Milk — €0.55/l, Rimi Smart 2.5%, 1 l.
Stable.
Eggs — €1.79 / 10 pcs, Rimi Smart cage eggs; barn eggs around €2.39–2.49.
Low-cost cage baseline remains available.
Bread — €0.48 / 300 g Hea Sai; €0.65 / 500 g Rimi Smart toast bread.
Stable within the low-cost range.
Chicken fillet — €9.35/kg in Rimi.
High price level persists.
Pork — no clean low-cost comparable pork baseline confirmed.
Pressure or unclear baseline remains.
Potatoes — €0.38–0.39/kg loose potatoes in Rimi.
Stable.
Carrots — €0.45/kg loose carrots visible.
Stable.
Rice 800 g — €0.49 in Rimi Smart.
Very low baseline remains available.
Sugar — €0.59–0.67/kg.
Low baseline remains available, but final status depends on whether €0.59 is temporary.
Sunflower oil — €1.49–1.79/l.
Stable within the March range.
Result: Estonia
Estonia remains broadly stable. Rimi continues to show a strong low-cost Smart baseline for milk, eggs, bread, potatoes, rice, sugar and sunflower oil.
The main pressure remains in meat categories. Chicken fillet stays high, and a clean low-cost pork baseline is still not confirmed. As in Lithuania and Latvia, the issue is not broad staple inflation, but category-specific pressure and variation between retail channels.
Regional picture — April
✔️ The low-cost staple segment remains broadly stable across the Baltics.
✔️ No broad inflation signal is visible in staple carbohydrates.
✔️ Lithuania’s March downward adjustment in protein categories did not clearly continue in April.
✔️ Latvia remains stable, but Rimi’s own-brand milk shows channel-level upward repositioning.
✔️ Estonia keeps a strong Rimi Smart low-cost baseline, while meat categories remain under pressure.
✔️ The main change is not broad inflation, but channel-specific assortment and visibility shifts.
Conclusion
April does not show a broad inflation shock in the cheapest Baltic retail basket. The lowest visible baseline products remain available in all three markets, especially in milk, bread, rice, sugar and basic vegetables.
The more important change is structural. Retailers are not moving in the same way. Rimi Smart continues to anchor the low-cost segment in Lithuania and Estonia, while Barbora remains important for selected low-price items in Latvia. At the same time, some cheaper products are becoming less visible online, and selected categories – especially pork, chicken fillet and milk formats – show pressure or repositioning.
For consumers, the cheapest basket still exists. But finding it increasingly depends on the retailer, product format and visibility of the low-cost line.