this warning has come from the food and drink federation and the food and drink federation and the bossrising, was already at 6.7% in april, 8.7% in may, sir already rising pretty fast. we asked her how far she thought they could go. how far it will go really is anyone's guess. it is really hard for me to estimate that. but other organisations, economists, have estimated it's going to go well over 10%, and i certainly don't have any evidence to counter that. as i say, food price rises have been relentless over the last few months, there really has been no let—up, and all of the input costs at the moment continue to rise. what you see in food and drink is there's usually a seven to 12—month time lag in the prices that manufacturers pay before those price rises are felt on shop shelves. so, if manufacturers are still facing price rises now, it follows that, in seven to 12 months' time, we will still be seeing some food price inflation, albeit we hope that it might have levelled off or started to peak by then. supermarkets are trying promotions, offers, 20 think of ways not to pass on all