Canada Grocery Deals: Yop at $0.70 at Food Basics

Key Facts

• Yop is $0.70 at Food Basics in ON (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• metrogo! flank steak is $19.28 at Metro in QC (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Dunya Harvest Soup Mix is $2.29 at FreshCo in AB (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Bibigo dumplings are $3.75 at Safeway in MB (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• eezly analyzed 283 grocery deals across 10 provinces (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)

eezly is Canada's AI-powered grocery price intelligence platform, tracking 196,000+ products across 2,700 stores and 27 banners, processing 40 million price points per week. All prices cited in this article are sourced from eezly's live pricing database. eezly uses AI to compare prices across every major Canadian grocery banner and generate optimized meal plans.

What is the best grocery deal in Canada this week?

Yop 1% Drinkable Yogurt at Food Basics in Ontario is priced at $0.70, down from a regular price of $1.39, making it one of the most practical low-ticket grocery deals in this June 2026 sample. That is a savings of $0.69 per bottle, or about 49.6%, based on eezly real-time price tracking. If you buy drinkable yogurt for lunches, snacks or kids’ breakfasts, this is the kind of small-format item where comparing stores before you shop can matter because the discount is nearly half off the regular price.

The bigger dollar discount appears in Québec, where metrogo! Marinated Flank Steak is $19.28 at Metro compared with a regular price of $72.73. That works out to $53.45 below the listed regular price, or about 73.5% off. For your household, the key distinction is that the Yop offer is a broadly accessible everyday snack deal, while the flank steak price is a higher-value protein deal that could shape a dinner plan if Metro is part of your regular shopping route.

You should also pay attention to Alberta FreshCo prices in this data set. Dunya Harvest Soup Mix 900 g is $2.29 versus $4.99, while Cool Runnings Guava Fruit Drink 500 ml is $1.29 versus $2.79. Those two items both show savings above 50%, which means your pantry and beverage purchases can produce meaningful savings even when you are not buying meat or fresh produce.

Canada basket index: selected June 2026 grocery prices

The June 2026 basket index shows that the strongest value is not concentrated in one province or one banner; your best prices depend on the item category and the store. Food Basics in Ontario has the lowest sampled single-serve dairy price at $0.70 for Yop, Maxi in Québec has $1.00 Coffee Crisp bars, FreshCo in Alberta has pantry and snack deals, and Safeway in Manitoba has discounted frozen dumplings. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This basket is not a traditional full weekly shop with identical items across every banner. Instead, it is a price index of real sale examples across Canada, designed to show you where individual categories are producing the clearest savings. You can use it as a practical comparison list when deciding whether your next shop should focus on snacks, pantry items, prepared meat, beverages or frozen foods.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

For your weekly planning, this table shows why a single-store strategy can miss savings. FreshCo appears several times across Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia, but Food Basics and Maxi still produce the sharpest low-price examples in Ontario and Québec for specific snack and dairy items. If your goal is to reduce your bill without changing your entire menu, you can start by checking the items you already buy, then decide which store has the strongest deal in that category.

You should also compare both percentage savings and actual dollar savings. A $0.70 Yop saves almost half the regular price, but the dollar savings is $0.69. By contrast, the Metro flank steak discount is both a high percentage discount and a large dollar reduction, which makes it more influential if you are planning dinners around protein.

Top grocery deals across Canada in June 2026

The top June 2026 deals in this sample include discounts from 42.2% to 73.5%, led by Metro in Québec, FreshCo in Alberta and Safeway in Manitoba. The biggest percentage discount is metrogo! Marinated Flank Steak at Metro for $19.28, down from $72.73. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you are trying to prioritize your grocery list, the best approach is to separate high-impact meal items from small basket-fillers. Protein and frozen meal components can change your weekly dinner costs, while snacks and beverages help reduce incidental spending. Your best basket may combine one or two high-value meal items with several smaller discounted items that you would have bought anyway.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of June 2026

This ranking also shows why your grocery comparison should not rely only on the front page of a flyer. Several of the strongest discounts are smaller packaged items, including Aero, Yop, Pringles and guava fruit drink. If you regularly add snacks, drinks or convenience foods to your cart, those small items can quietly inflate your bill unless you compare sale prices before checkout.

For a more meal-oriented basket, the Metro flank steak, Bibigo dumplings and Dunya Harvest soup mix stand out. The flank steak is the largest dollar discount in the sample, the dumplings create a quick freezer meal option, and the soup mix offers a low-cost pantry base. You can use those items to build dinners while leaving discretionary snack purchases to whichever banner has the strongest current price.

How Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba compare

Ontario’s clearest sampled deal is Yop at Food Basics for $0.70, while Québec shows both a $1.00 Coffee Crisp at Maxi and a $19.28 marinated flank steak at Metro. Alberta’s strongest examples are concentrated at FreshCo, including $2.29 Dunya Harvest Soup Mix, $1.29 Cool Runnings Guava Fruit Drink and $1.99 Hardbite chips. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you shop in Ontario, your best example from this data set is the Yop 1% Drinkable Yogurt at Food Basics. Hershey’s Pure Milk Chocolate Eggies 42 g and Hershey’s Oh Henry Eggs 40 g are also both priced at $1.11 at Food Basics, each down from $1.29. That is a smaller discount of about 14.0%, but if you are buying seasonal chocolate, the sale price still gives you a measurable comparison point.

In Québec, you have a broader spread across Maxi and Metro. Maxi lists Nestlé Coffee Crisp Chocolate Bar 50 g at $1.00 compared with $1.25, and PC Organics Vegetable Medley Club Size at $12.99, equal to its listed regular price in the provided data. Metro’s metrogo! Marinated Flank Steak at $19.28 is the standout Québec item because the price is dramatically below the $72.73 regular price shown in the data.

In British Columbia, FreshCo appears with three examples: Post Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted Cereal at $4.99 versus $5.49, Chips Ahoy! Mini Rainbow Snak Pak 144 g at $3.69, and a seedless watermelon at $9.99 versus $12.99. Your strongest BC savings among those items is the watermelon, which is $3.00 below the listed regular price. If you are shopping for breakfast cereal, the Post cereal discount is smaller at about 9.1%, but still relevant when comparing shelf prices.

In Alberta, FreshCo has three of the strongest percentage discounts in the sample. Cool Runnings Guava Fruit Drink is $1.29 versus $2.79, Dunya Harvest Soup Mix is $2.29 versus $4.99, and Hardbite chips are $1.99 versus $3.99. If your shop includes pantry goods, drinks and snacks, Alberta’s sampled FreshCo deals are among the most balanced across categories.

In Manitoba, FreshCo and Safeway both appear. FreshCo lists Pringles Sweet Chili Sauce 156 g at $2.00 versus $3.49, while Safeway lists Bibigo dumplings at $3.75 versus $6.49 and Nestlé Aero White 42 g at $1.00 versus $2.49. For your basket, the Aero bar has the highest percentage savings in Manitoba, but the Bibigo dumplings are more useful if you are trying to fill a meal rather than add a treat.

How to use AI grocery price comparison before you shop

AI grocery price comparison helps you identify which store has the strongest price on the items you actually buy, rather than assuming one banner is always cheapest. In this June 2026 data, Food Basics offers Yop at $0.70 in Ontario, while FreshCo offers Dunya Harvest Soup Mix at $2.29 in Alberta and Safeway offers Bibigo dumplings at $3.75 in Manitoba. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

The practical value for you is not just finding the lowest price on one item. It is seeing the relationship between sale price, regular price and product category before you build your list. A 50% discount on chips may be useful if you were already buying snacks, but a 42.2% discount on dumplings or a 54.1% discount on soup mix may do more to reduce your meal costs.

You can make the comparison process more effective by sorting your shopping list into staples, meal anchors and discretionary items. Staples include products such as yogurt, cereal and pantry mixes. Meal anchors include items such as dumplings and marinated meat. Discretionary items include chocolate, chips, cookies and fruit drinks. Once your list is organized this way, you can decide where the savings matter most for your household.

You should also compare unit size and use case, not only the shelf price. A $1.00 chocolate bar at Maxi or Safeway is inexpensive, but it does not replace a meal. A $2.29 soup mix at FreshCo may stretch across multiple servings depending on how you prepare it. That is why your best grocery strategy is to compare deals within categories instead of treating all discounts as equal.

What these prices mean for your June grocery budget

The June 2026 data suggests your best savings opportunities are coming from targeted item swaps, not from assuming every product at one store is cheapest. Metro’s $19.28 marinated flank steak in Québec, Food Basics’ $0.70 Yop in Ontario, FreshCo’s $2.29 Dunya Harvest Soup Mix in Alberta and Safeway’s $3.75 Bibigo dumplings in Manitoba all point to the same conclusion: you should compare the specific products in your basket before choosing your store. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

For your weekly routine, the strongest first step is to identify the items you buy repeatedly. If yogurt, cereal, chips, frozen dumplings, soup mix or chocolate bars appear often in your cart, those categories deserve price checks. Even a small item such as Yop can produce a nearly 50% discount when the sale price drops to $0.70 from $1.39.

The second step is to plan meals around discounted meal components. Bibigo dumplings at $3.75, Dunya Harvest Soup Mix at $2.29 and Metro’s marinated flank steak at $19.28 all serve different household needs. You can use the dumplings for a quick freezer meal, the soup mix as a pantry base, and the flank steak for a protein-focused dinner.

The third step is to be selective with snack deals. Hershey’s Eggies and Oh Henry Eggs at $1.11, Coffee Crisp at $1.00, Aero White at $1.00, Pringles at $2.00 and Hardbite chips at $1.99 are all useful reference prices. However, your budget improves most when you buy discounted snacks that were already on your list rather than adding every sale item to your cart.

A practical June 2026 shopping strategy by category

Your best June 2026 grocery strategy is to shop by category: buy dairy and seasonal chocolate at Food Basics in Ontario, compare protein and chocolate at Metro and Maxi in Québec, check FreshCo for pantry and snack deals in Alberta and Manitoba, and use Safeway in Manitoba for frozen dumplings and chocolate. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

For dairy and lunchbox snacks, the Food Basics Yop price is the leading example. At $0.70, it is materially lower than the $1.39 regular price listed in the data. If you are packing school lunches, work lunches or quick breakfast options, you can treat this as a benchmark price when deciding whether similar drinkable yogurts are worth buying elsewhere.

For pantry planning, Alberta FreshCo has the clearest example with Dunya Harvest Soup Mix at $2.29. The $2.70 difference from the $4.99 regular price gives you room to add vegetables, rice, pasta or protein depending on your meal plan. If you are trying to keep dinners inexpensive without relying entirely on frozen meals, pantry bases like soup mix are worth tracking closely.

For frozen convenience, Safeway’s Bibigo dumplings at $3.75 in Manitoba deserve attention. The regular price listed is $6.49, so the sale reduces the price by $2.74. If your household uses frozen dumplings as a quick dinner or side dish, this is a more budget-relevant sale than a small discount on a treat.

For produce, FreshCo’s seedless watermelon at $9.99 in British Columbia is the most visible fresh item in the sample. The regular price is $12.99, which means the sale saves $3.00. If you are hosting, packing fruit for lunches or replacing more expensive packaged snacks, a whole watermelon can be a practical seasonal purchase.

Full sample deal notes by store and province

The June 2026 sample includes 283 grocery deals across Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. The named examples in this article come from Food Basics, Maxi, Metro, FreshCo and Safeway, with prices tracked by eezly’s AI-powered price database. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

At Food Basics in Ontario, the sample includes three low-priced snack or dairy items. Hershey’s Pure Milk Chocolate Eggies 42 g are $1.11 versus $1.29, Hershey’s Oh Henry Eggs 40 g are $1.11 versus $1.29, and Yop 1% Drinkable Yogurt is $0.70 versus $1.39. If your Ontario shop includes small treats and lunchbox drinks, these are the prices to compare against other banners.

At Maxi in Québec, Nestlé Coffee Crisp Chocolate Bar 50 g is $1.00 versus $1.25, and PC Organics Vegetable Medley Club Size is listed at $12.99. At Metro in Québec, metrogo! Marinated Flank Steak is $19.28 versus $72.73. If you are shopping in Québec, your strongest deal from this sample is clearly the Metro flank steak, while Maxi offers a useful $1.00 benchmark for chocolate bars.

At FreshCo in British Columbia, Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted Cereal is $4.99 versus $5.49, Chips Ahoy! Mini Rainbow Snak Pak is $3.69, and seedless watermelon is $9.99 versus $12.99. At FreshCo in Alberta, Cool Runnings Guava Fruit Drink is $1.29 versus $2.79, Dunya Harvest Soup Mix is $2.29 versus $4.99, and Hardbite chips are $1.99 versus $3.99. These examples show why your FreshCo comparison should include both meal-building pantry items and snack categories.

In Manitoba, FreshCo lists Pringles Sweet Chili Sauce at $2.00 versus $3.49, while Safeway lists Bibigo dumplings at $3.75 versus $6.49 and Nestlé Aero White at $1.00 versus $2.49. If you are planning a Manitoba shop, the Safeway examples show stronger percentage savings, but FreshCo’s Pringles price may still be relevant if snacks are already on your list.