Iran War Could Push UK Grocery Prices Up by Hundreds as Fertiliser Supply Stalls — Petrol Is Just the Start

Fresh produce, meat, and dairy are most vulnerable as retailers can't stockpile them, with shortages expected in weeks. (Credit: GrokAI)

British households already stretched by years of cost-of-living pressures now face a second wave of food inflation as the Iran war chokes off a critical but overlooked supply chain: fertiliser.

While headlines have focused on Brent crude settling at £75.34 ($100.46) per barrel on 12 March, the highest since August 2022, the real threat to supermarket bills lies in what else passes through the Strait of Hormuz.