Kerrygold Butter Maker Sees Iran War Costs Hitting Consumers

Ireland’s Ornua, the maker of Kerrygold butter, said higher costs resulting from the Middle East conflict are showing up in supply chains, in the latest warning that the war is driving food inflation.

Fuel, energy and fertilizer prices have risen as the war chokes off supplies through the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway, making it more expensive to produce food. The rise in costs has impacted farmers around the world, and in Ireland sparked protests against the government’s handling of the costs.