Supermarket prices rise underway as Red Sea shipping crisis might last for months
Currently, delays to global trade are caused by hundreds of ships diverting around Africa to avoid attacks in the Red Sea. These delays are set to inflict months of disruption and imminent price rises on supplies of household items and foodstuffs.
According to new figures, no less than 350 ships – more than half of the total that would normally travel through the Red Sea and the
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