People who enjoy a nice packet of crisps or portion of chips could be noticing a difference soon as sunflower oil supplies run low because of the Ukraine war. One firm that bottles cooking oil for shops in the UK says it has only a few weeks of sunflower oil supply left.
Edible Oils, which is the biggest company of its kind in the country, said the war in Ukraine was causing supply disruption. As a result the firm, which packages 75 per cent of the UK retail market's oil, is turning to other oils to keep things running.
The war is having such an effect because Ukraine and Russia produce most of the world's sunflower oil. The war is disrupting exports, the firm told the BBC. Firms that make foods containing sunflower oil - from crisps to cereal bars - are changing their recipes.
