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Plastics Shortages to Keep Food Prices High After War Disruptions

Bloomberg Markets · Jun 24, 2026, 10:05 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Asian consumers will be facing higher grocery bills for months thanks to costly packaging stemming from the Iran war, which created severe shortages of plastics needed to get food from farms to market.

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Plastics Shortages to Keep Food Prices High After War Disruptions

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