{"id":100459,"date":"2026-04-05T14:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:41:43","slug":"namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs","title":{"rendered":"Namibian Food Prices Set to Spike Amid Rising Fuel Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Namibian retailers and economists are warning of imminent food price hikes as rising fuel costs drive up distribution expenses and impact essential commodity imports.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ohlthaver &amp; List (O&amp;L) executive chairman Sven Thieme yesterday said the group predicts that high fuel prices would hit its distribution networks hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us as O&amp;L, it\u2019s obviously a shocker for the distribution of our products. Our distribution costs are going to increase quite dramatically,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Thieme said suppliers are also increasing their prices, and the group would need to plan for how to best deal with these shocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalls came from suppliers indicating price increases. We definitely are working around the clock, seeing what we can do, how we can counter it, and how we can make a plan. But that\u2019s business \u2013 we always have to make a plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Thieme said the shock comes not only from its road transportation network, but also from increasing vessel costs \u2013 including fishing vessels \u2013 in its network.<\/p>\n<p>O&amp;L Group includes companies such as grocery chain Model, meat product company Hartlief, Namibia Dairies, and seafood company Hangana.<\/p>\n<p>Woermann Brock Group, which owns grocery stores across the country, is also anticipating suppliers to increase their prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve received one or two letters from suppliers about price increases so far,\u201d group general manager Braam van Niekerk said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>He said it is still unclear what the impact of the fuel price increase would be on the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at how we can best absorb the costs. We\u2019re not going to do any price increases right now, but it might start affecting grocery prices in the next few months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ausspannplatz Multisave Supermarket manager \u2018Yvonne\u2019 yesterday told The Namibian that petrol price increases have already taken effect, although the full impact is not clear yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPetrol prices just increased, and we are yet to receive new stock. We will only know by then,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Supermarket chain Choppies yesterday said it was waiting to see how fuel prices would affect its business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is affected by diesel and petrol. If the prices go up, starting from the top of our supply chain, we will also have to increase our prices here and there,\u201d Choppies logistics manager Ruben Uushona said.<\/p>\n<p>Choppies\u2019 advantage in the retail market is, however, selling at a low price, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is actually ruining our strategy. So we want to give it some time before we make a decision. We will wait to hear from our suppliers. If our suppliers change their prices, we will be forced to change our prices too,\u201d Uushona said.<\/p>\n<p>Economist Omu Kakujaha-Matundu warns that Namibia\u2019s dependence on South Africa for food imports makes the country highly vulnerable to fuel price shocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we talk about food, we talk about South Africa. We import almost all our food stock from there,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Kakujaha-Matundu says rising fuel prices, particularly during the harvest season, would increase production and transport costs, which are ultimately passed on to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat increase will filter through to food prices and pass directly to Namibia,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Economist Salomo Hei says households should brace for higher costs across essential goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is definitely going to be a spike in essential commodities. Households will feel the bite,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He says low-income households, especially those dependent on social grants, will be hardest hit, while cautioning against over-reliance on state support.<\/p>\n<p>Economic analyst Marius Kudumo says fuel price increases are likely to push up food prices due to higher transport costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuel is the driver of any economy, especially for the transportation of goods. The latest increase is likely to result in higher prices of goods and services,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Kudumo says rising fuel costs will place further pressure on households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInflation will rise, and the majority of people will not be able to afford basic needs such as food,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Namibian retailers and economists are warning of imminent food price hikes as rising fuel costs drive up distribution expenses and impact essential commodity imports. Ohlthaver &amp; List (O&amp;L) executive chairman Sven Thieme yesterday said the group predicts that high fuel prices would hit its distribution networks hard. \u201cFor us as O&amp;L, it\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":100458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-100459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Namibian Food Prices Set to Spike Amid Rising Fuel Costs - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Namibian retailers and economists are warning of imminent food price hikes as rising fuel costs drive up distribution ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Namibian Food Prices Set to Spike Amid Rising Fuel Costs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Namibian retailers and economists are warning of imminent food price hikes as rising fuel costs drive up distribution ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Namibia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T14:35:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T14:41:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/sm_1775387477.271923.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"751\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"451\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Namibian Food Prices Set to Spike Amid Rising Fuel Costs\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T14:35:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T14:41:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs\"},\"wordCount\":679,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/sm_1775387477.271923.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"namibia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibian-food-prices-set-to-spike-amid-rising-fuel-costs\",\"name\":\"Namibian Food Prices Set to Spike Amid Rising Fuel Costs - 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