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Honduras's basic food basket increased from L14,500 to L16,000 between December 2025 and July 2026, according to Artículo 19, with meat, dairy, beans, and vegetables driving the cost surge and squeezing household buying power.

Honduras's Energy Ministry announced new fuel prices effective July 20, with kerosene and diesel rising by about L1.29–L1.37 per gallon while vehicle LPG falls slightly and domestic LPG and regular gasoline stay frozen under temporary subsidies.

The Energy Ministry announced fuel price reductions of 5 centavos to 2.25 lempiras (roughly 2 cents to 90 cents USD) starting Monday, citing a recent 5% surge in global oil prices from escalating US-Iran tensions that limited deeper cuts.

The National Autonomous University reports the basic food basket rose 800 lempiras (about $32) over a year, but the government puts the increase at 244 lempiras, amid broader inflation running 5.83% annually against an official target of 4%.

The Honduran lempira has depreciated to over 26.87 per dollar in sales, with economists and civil organizations warning that the currency weakness is driving inflation and raising the cost of living.

Economist Amparo Canales warns that rising electricity rates risk setting off cascading inflation and further increasing the cost of living for Hondurans.

Economists warn that 60% of Hondurans lack sufficient income to purchase the basic food basket.

Darwin Ponce, president of the advocacy group Artículo 19, argues that comparing Honduras's food-basket prices to other countries ignores local purchasing power, and that the basic basket for a five-person urban family costs around 16,000 lempiras (about $640), not the four-person household basis some use.

Twenty-one staple foods including butter, cheese, pasta, and beef ribs have fallen in price following five consecutive weeks of fuel reductions, as the Economy Ministry pushes over 16 industries to pass savings to consumers.

An ASJ report finds that nearly 800,000 Honduran households skip at least one meal because of high living costs, with food cited as the hardest expense to cover by 41% of the population, even as macroeconomic indicators show moderate growth.

Egg prices in Honduras have climbed this weekend to 95 lempiras for large cartons, 90 for medium, and 80 for small, driven by increases in feed and labor expenses.

Honduras's Energy Ministry announced price cuts for regular gasoline, premium gasoline, and kerosene effective June 15, offering relief to consumers and businesses as authorities monitor global market shifts.

A potato farmer from San Juan del Rancho selling at capital-area markets reports that potato prices have risen by 5 lempiras.