The average price of food and non-alcoholic drinks in the UK has seen its sharpest increase in more than 45 years - so what are the main reasons for the inflation?
as Europe weens itself off Russian gas, have forced producers to hike their prices, which have filtered through to everyday items like bread.
The sector is struggling with a number of issues, including a shortage of workers - made worse since the UK's exit from the European Union - as well as high energy costs, and low returns from the supermarkets that buy their produce.Pressure on the UK's food supply chainsThese figures are based on the Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation and have been published by the Office for National Statistics.
In each case, the figure is the percentage increase in the average price over the 12 months to March.
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