Brits face 8% food price rises in the supermarket this summer, the Environment Secretary declared today.
George Eustice told the Food and Drink Federation conference price hikes in foods like wheat due to the Russia-Ukraine war could lead to chicken being more expensive.
He told the Food and Drink Federation conference: "I know that the Institute of Grocery Distribution have done a piece of work that assesses that food price inflation here in the UK could rise to 6%, possibly 8%, over the summer.