https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/foodprices/Recent content in foodprices on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 07 Apr 2026 05:30:17 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/uk-shoppers-warned-as-vegetable-oil-and-sugar-prices-soar-amid-global-energy-crisis/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:30:17 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/uk-shoppers-warned-as-vegetable-oil-and-sugar-prices-soar-amid-global-energy-crisis/Food prices across the UK have seen a sharp increase in March, primarily driven by escalating energy costs resulting from the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to the United Nations. The most significant price hikes were observed in vegetable oil and sugar, which rose by five per cent and seven per cent respectively. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s food commodity price index recorded a 2.4 per cent increase in March, marking the second consecutive month of growth.