Records of organic and conventional food

The main objective of the research was to identify the level of organic food prices compared to conventional food prices. In order to achieve this objective, prices were quoted in various types of commercial outlets offering organic and conventional food located in the Poznań agglomeration in 15 specialist stores with organic food, 15 general grocery stores offering conventional food, 15 outlets of retail chains with an assortment of both types of food). Price quotations lasted 9 months (between October 2022 and June 2023). They covered 12 product groups, such as vegetables, fruit, bread, fruit and vegetable preserves, cereals, dairy products, eggs, meat and cold cuts, oils, coffee and tea, as well as sweets. Each week, 60 price records were created – 30 for organic food and 30 for conventional food, with two registers covering both types of food in each chain outlet.