Experts have issued a warning to shoppers as the price of bread in UK supermarkets is set to soar in the coming weeks.
The Mirror reports that prices are set to rise once again this year on the household staple as the price of wheat has reached a nine-year high.
Those who shop in the UK's largest supermarkets, including Asda, Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's, will be impacted when they purchase bread with their weekly grocery shop.
The price has increased 26.7 per cent over the past year, due to a rise in demand for the key ingredient.
Other staple foods have also been impacted by the price increases, with the price of pasta also beginning to increase in the recent weeks.
Experts have said that retailers will absorb some of the price increases but that higher price tags on supermarket shelves will be unavoidable for shoppers, as global food prices are now at a ten year high.
Earlier in the month, it was reported that the the costs of fuel for transport and gas used in baking ovens had also continued to increase.
The wheat used for animal feed has also risen, though not by as much, currently running at around 16.2 per cent more than a year ago, reported trade journal The Grocer.
The news of the price increases on the staple household food items comes as the price of living has also begun to increase, with soaring gas and fuel prices.
The rising fuel costs combined with the lorry driver shortage and higher wages to battle the recruitment process have been attributed to the rising costs.
Alice Jones, analyst with agricultural body, AHDB, said: "Global wheat prices keep climbing each week on the back of supply concerns, and UK prices are following global trends."
She added: "As long as global prices keep rising there is scope for domestic prices to keep rising."
In a recent review of global food market, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization reported a 'recent surge in agricultural input prices" adding: "Higher prices of these inputs will inevitably translate into higher production costs, and eventually into higher food prices."
Gordon Polson, CEO of Britain's Federation of Bakers, told The Grocer: "Energy pricing is also on the rise, while HGV driver shortages and recruitment are resulting in increased wage rates."
And Allied Bakeries, which owns Kingsmill, said the industry was "exposed to inflationary pressure in relation to the cost of flour, as well as the gas we use in our ovens and fuel for our delivery fleet."
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