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A jump in the wheat price is adding to concern that the conflict in the Middle East will fuel food inflation this year.
Chicago wheat futures are up almost 4.5% this week, heading for their biggest weekly jump since February. Concerns about dry weather in the US, and the Iran war, are both factors.
