{"id":324927,"date":"2026-04-26T18:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324927"},"modified":"2026-04-26T18:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:19:39","slug":"this-how-long-uk-price-hike-from-iran-war-goes-to-last-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/this-how-long-uk-price-hike-from-iran-war-goes-to-last-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"This how long UK price hike from Iran war goes to last | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Consumers could see a rise in food prices for months after the tip of the war in Iran, a cupboard minister has warned (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brits could bear the brunt of upper prices for greater than eight months after the war in Iran has abated, a cupboard minister has said.<\/p>\n

Darren Jones said the country ought to be braced for \u2018price pressures\u2019 in several sectors including food, fuel and travel.<\/p>\n

He told the BBC\u2019s Laura Kuenssberg the federal government was working to mitigate the impacts of the conflict, because the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked the worldwide supply of natural gas.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer is as a result of chair a cupboard committee meeting on Tuesday to debate the consequences of the war and the way to take care of possible disruption to produce chains.<\/p>\n

Government officials drew up plans for a \u2018worse case scenario\u2019 earlier this month, within the event food shortages hit by the summer.<\/p>\n

Jones said consumers needed to be prepared for an extra hike in prices because of this of \u2018what Trump has done within the Middle East\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister said ministers were looking into \u2018quite a lot of detail\u2019 on the potential economic impact of the conflict, including on the fee of jet fuel, diesel and carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n

He said: \u2018There isn’t a denying there’s going to be an economic impact because of this of what\u2019s happening within the Middle East.<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019re going to see prices go up a bit as a consequence of what Donald Trump has done within the Middle East, and quite frankly that\u2019s probably going to come back online not only in the following few weeks but the following few months.<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s going to be an extended tail from this.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The conflict within the Middle East threatens to disrupt global supplies of natural gas in addition to other chemicals and CO2 (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pushed by Kuenssberg as to how long the disruption could last, Mr Jones said it could rely on whether a deal could possibly be struck between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n

But he added: \u2018I believe our greatest guess is eight plus months from the purpose of resolution that you just\u2019ll see economic impacts coming through the system.<\/p>\n

\u2018People will see higher energy prices, food prices, flight ticket prices as a consequence of what Donald Trump has done within the Middle East.\u2019<\/p>\n

One essential resource which could come under strain is CO2<\/sub>, which is routinely utilized in the slaughtering industry in addition to to preserve food.<\/p>\n

Amongst measures to buffer the potential shock is government funding to reactivate the Ensus bioethanol plant in Teeside, which makes CO2<\/sub> as a by-product.<\/p>\n

The ability told the BBC <\/a>in a press release it expects to generate enough of the gas to maintain Britain\u2019s supply undisrupted.<\/p>\n

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The associated fee of meat could rise inside months within the event of a protracted conflict, a union boss has warned (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CO2 can be crucial for stopping beer taps from running dry during this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Mr Jones said the problem had been flagged and that the federal government was \u2018doing every thing\u2019 to maintain pubs stocked for the tournament.<\/p>\n

By way of food, among the many first items consumers may notice go up in price are tomatoes and cucumbers, a union boss warned last month.<\/p>\n

It’s because those crops all depend on greenhouse production within the UK, Tom Bradshaw, president of the\u00a0National Farmers\u2019 Union\u00a0(NFU) explained.<\/p>\n

He added that price hikes would follow in milk and meat inside \u2018three to 6 months\u2019.<\/p>\n

Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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