Food prices in the European Union have almost doubled since 2015

Omissions

• The claim overstates the actual cumulative increase by roughly a factor of two to three: the real rise since 2015 is around 33–41%, whereas 'almost doubled' implies close to +100%.
• Food prices did fall slightly around 2015–2016 (commodity-driven food deflation), so the 2015 base makes the increase look marginally larger than a 2016 base, but still nowhere near a doubling.
• The most recent primary source (Eurostat Statistics Explained) reports the change for 2016–2025, a base year one year later than the '2015' stated in the claim; the difference does not affect the conclusion.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Statistics Explained: Consumer prices - inflationBetween 2016 and 2025, food and non-alcoholic beverages was the HICP main heading with the highest increase in the EU, 33.2%.
• AcademicA. Matthews — Food price situation in Europe (real.mtak.hu)In the EU as a whole food prices were 41% higher in May 2023 relative to the price level in 2015, while the overall price level rose by just 26% during this period.
• SecondaryEuronews — Food inflation across Europe: Which products saw the biggest price increases in 2025Food prices in the EU rose by 2.8% in 2025 compared with the previous year.