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Ottawa Now - As the Iran War continues, experts fear a grocery price hike could be inevitable

March 12, 2026

As the price tag for oil and gas keeps getting higher, experts fear that the cause-and-effect of the Iran War will eventually trickle down to today's grocery prices. Sylvain Charlebois is a Senior Director with the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Better known as ‘The Food Professor’, he joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.



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