In Ireland grocery price inflation hit a record of 16.4 percent in the 12 weeks to the middle of last month.
Shoppers also had to contend with gaps in the aisles due to the fresh produce shortage - which may have added to a boost in mushroom sales considering the supply was not disrupted like other fresh produce.
According to Kantar analysis Irish consumers spent €2.3 million more on vegetables year on year, although volumes declined by 9.5 percent. Stats showed that the general inflation rate rose unexpectedly to over 8 percent in Ireland in February.
In the UK grocery price inflation hit a record level of 18.2 percent.
UK shortages have been blamed on the unseasonal weather in Spain and North Africa, but there has also been some finger pointing at the culture of UK supermarkets causing some food supply problems.
Non-food inflation rose to a record 5.3 percent in February.
Anyone heading in to do a grocery shop in the UK or Ireland recently cannot miss the prices spiking upwards - hopefully as energy costs abate there will be some assuagement later in the year.
But as ever with prices - they go up like rockets, but the downward direction is less appreciable, if it happens at all.
