BBCNEWS Outside Source February 16, 2022 19:48:00
Her�*s our business editor simonjack. getting food to market takes time and money. at this wholesale market in bristol, the effects of a 50% rise in oil prices in the last 12 months is showing up in the price of fruit and veg. this time last year, a lorry from spain cost £2200 to get to the bristol market. now we are paying £3600. it can't be absorbed any more. we are at a point where we cannot absorb any more. it's a constant pressure. petrol prices hit a new record this week, and the recent surge in oil means more pressure is in the pipeline. these price pressures would be more bearable ...