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Food inflation is becoming harder to ignore, and it may still have further to run.

As geopolitical tensions push up energy prices, those pressures are beginning to move through the broader economy. If it persists, it could impact what Canadians pay for food.

Scotiabank’s Rebekah Young joins the podcast to break down why food inflation remains persistent, how global shocks are moving through supply chains, and why there are few quick solutions in the near term.

She also explains what this means for households, and why central banks may face more difficult decisions if these pressures continue.

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Key moments this episode:

2:01 – What has caused food inflation since the pandemic 
3:23 – Digging deeper into the economic factors behind food inflation 
4:52 – How the current causes of food inflation differ compared to during the pandemic 
8:10 – Which inputs are affected by the recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz 
9:30 -  Understanding fertilizer types and how it affects farmers in Canada 
10:43 – How the war in Iran is affecting consumers 
13:50 – How the upcoming grocery benefit aims to help some Canadians deal with food inflation 
16:38 - How rising commodity prices could benefit Canada as a global producer of oil, fertilizer and more 
19:27 – How the Bank of Canada is reacting to food inflation 
22:24 – What Canada can do to stabilize food prices and mitigate risk for the future

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