Annual food bills for the average family have gone up by £800 in the last 12 months, new figures have revealed.

A basket of 24 common items such as tea bags and pasta sauce costs 15% more than it did 12 months ago, according to a survey by MySupermarket.co.uk.

The price survey found six pints of semi-skimmed milk are now 28p dearer than a year ago at Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's. And the cost of a thick white loaf has gone up by more than 20%, from 54p to 65p, at both Tesco and Asda.

Customers are paying nearly 50% more for a dozen medium free range eggs at the top three supermarkets. A packet of fusilli pasta at all three has nearly doubled from 37p to 67p, the survey found. Also in the basket of goods were cheese, potatoes, Bolognese sauce and cornflakes.

The figures show inflation is costing a family that spends about £100 a week on groceries an extra £15 a week, or £780 more over a year, reports said.

Demand for basic agricultural goods has led to huge increases in global grain prices in recent months.

Those costs then pass on down the food chain to meat and dairy products as farmers pay more to feed livestock.

Johnny Stern, managing director of MySupermarket.co.uk, told the Daily Express newspaper: "The conclusion is that supermarkets are passing on a sizeable amount of the increased costs.

"The average customer cares about the products they need to put in their basket every week that they don't have any choice about."

The figures are likely to increase pressure on the ministers over the Government's official inflation level. Critics say it fails to reflect the pain felt by shoppers.

Has anyone else noticed their food bills rocket? I know we have, but more so over the past couple of months. It's getting ridiculous. People on low incomes are really going to struggle and that means kiddies not eating properly and that makes my blood boil. :cross:

It's getting silly - I pop into Sainsburys for a "few bits" and £40.00 later I'm left scratching my head as to what I've brought :rolleyes:

We're like that when we pop to Tesco. Just a few things and it comes to £30-£40

Our weekly is shop is quite often over 100 quid!!!!! :shock: