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We've arranged a visit for leah to find out why manufacturers are boosting their prices. richard, i'mjust wondering, why are the prices ofjam going up as much as they are at the minute? it's down to a number of things. it's shipment costs, so that's getting the raw materials from around the world to the uk. that's a massive part of it. it's the cost of those raw materials. it's also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs. we've seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12—month period. we can't absorb those costs. the cost of gas, for example, is up 28%. ...

My son only eats a particular brand ofjam because he's got additional needs, and the price of the jam has gone up by a0 pence a jar. just down the road in wythenshawe is the factory where the jam is made. through that wall there is the warehouse. we've arranged a visit for leah to find out why her store—cupboard essentials have gone up in price. richard, i'mjust wondering, why are the prices ofjam going up as much as they are at the minute? it's really down to a number of things. it's shipment costs — so that's getting the raw materials from around the world to the uk — that's a massive ...

It's really down to a number of things. it's shipment costs — so that's getting the raw materials from around the world to the uk — that's a massive part of it. it's the cost of those raw materials. it's also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs — we've seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12—month period. we can't absorb those costs. i'm working all this week and i'm on back—to—backs apart from sunday. next up for leah is the bideford community centre in wythenshawe. she volunteers here. during the pandemic, it was a lifeline for her fam...

To show her prices were rising faster than they have in 30 years. we were only talking last week at morris dancing about the price of beans, and another lady said to me, beans have gone up by 16p a can. everything has shot up in price. all the staple foods like tinned tomatoes, things that you would use to bulk out meals, that's all shot up. global forces like the pandemic and the risk of war in ukraine have driven up fuel costs, coming home to leah's kitchen shelves. my son only eats a particular brand ofjam because he's got additional needs, and the price of the jam has gone up by 40p a jar....

That's a massive part of it. it's the cost of those raw materials. it's also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs. we've seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12—month period. we can't absorb those costs. the cost of gas, for example, is up 28%, liquid fuels like propane up 47%, and petrol�*s close to a record high. i can't afford to live as it is. i'm getting rid of my car because i can't afford to keep it any longer. i'm happy to get buses and stuff moving forward. the price of petrol�*s now feeding through to other prices, with the average pr...