UK shoppers stockpile cooking oil and other essentials as prices soar

Sales of sunflower oil up 27% as Britons become aware of shortage arising from Ukraine war

UK shoppers have begun to stockpile some essentials such as cooking oil as grocery price inflation hits it highest level in more than a decade in April.

Supermarket shoppers were preparing for limited availability of some goods along with higher prices, as the war in Ukraine increased public awareness of supply pressures and prices rose, according to the latest survey by the market analyst Kantar.