Iran war will worsen food insecurity in already fragile nations, humanitarian group warns

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Four in five people fear food prices will rise because of the war in Iran, and retailers say they are "right to be concerned".

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged the Government to cut domestic costs to help them keep prices down for consumers.

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It says ministers could help by easing pressure on businesses from higher national insurance, packaging levies, new regulations, and business energy charges.It pointed out these were policy issues unrelated to the war and said that the Government still had time to intervene, "but the window to act is closing".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The BRC said retailers were already absorbing "significant" additional costs from the conflict including rising energy and shipping costs, with knock-on effects for fertiliser, manufacturing and logistics.It warned those costs would inevitably filter through to the till over the coming months.

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But it said the Middle East was only part of the picture, and retailers had absorbed £6.5 billion in...

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Iran war will worsen food insecurity in already fragile nations, humanitarian group warns.

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The aid organization Mercy Corps is warning that the Iran war will have devastating consequences for nations already on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.

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