Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate...
by pjc50 on Friday March 24, 2023 @12:25PM
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I've seen a convincing argument that this is energy price inflation being passed on down the pipe. Certainly for out-of-season foods grown in greenhouses, leading to the UK tomato shortage of last month. (Anyone else see "max 3 per customer" on various fresh fruit and veg?)
The profits are inarguable. They really have never been higher. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/corporate-profit...
(note the table underneath pointing out that industrial production has declined at the same time as record profits)
Energy is a large part of that: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64489147