Slovak foodstuffs have accounted for 40.4 percent of grocery items on the shelves of retail chains in Slovakia so far in 2026, the same figure as reported in 2025, according to a survey carried out by Go4insight agency for the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK).
According to the survey, the highest share of Slovak foodstuffs is traditionally found on the shelves of COOP Jednota stores (55 percent), followed by Fresh (53 percent) and CBA (47 percent). The fewest Slovak products are traditionally on sale in the Lidl chain (33 percent). The newly opened Biedronka stores have also seen a relatively significant y-o-y drop, with the proportion of Slovak foodstuffs standing at 34 percent in 2026, making it the second-lowest share among the retail chains surveyed after Lidl.
The highest share of Slovak products on display can be found in small outlets, followed by supermarkets and then hypermarkets. Discount stores record the lowest proportion of Slovak products on display.
The highest shares of Slovak foodstuffs on retail shelves are found in the categories of milk (70 percent), bottled water and mineral water (65 percent), wine (54 percent), beer and dairy products (49 percent), and processed meat products (48 percent). The lowest proportions of domestic products are recorded in the categories of non-chocolate confectionery (9 percent), edible oils (13 percent), canned products (16 percent), and chocolate confectionery and soft drinks (20 percent).
"The 40-percent proportion of Slovak foodstuffs shows that an incorrectly set agricultural policy doesn't help to improve the food security of the state. If we look at the level of support provided to primary farm production and subsequent food processing, we can see a significant imbalance. This raises the question of why the state pours €1 billion into primary farm production every year when it has no positive effect on Slovakia's food security. Ensuring that there is an adequate supply of Slovak-made food on supermarket shelves for consumers is evidently not the outcome of these subsidies. We repeat this year after year, but the agricultural lobby always manages to assert its own interests," stated PKS president Daniel Poturnay.
The survey has been conducted since 2011 and, in order to ensure that the data is relevant and comparable, it's stuck to the same methodology.
Source: TASR
