The US-Israel war in Iran is already being felt by American consumers at the gas pump, but when — and how badly — could it be felt at the supermarket?  Today on the show, a food economist takes a crack at forecasting just how much our grocery bills could increase in the coming months, and which items will take the biggest hit. The Indicator has a weekly newsletter! Be among the first to sign up now: <a href="http://npr.org/newsletter/indicator"target="_blank" >npr.org/indicatornewsletter</a>  Related episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5776781/how-are-drivers-riding-out-the-gas-crisis"target="_blank" >How are drivers riding out the gas crisis?</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5785228/think-the-oil-shock-is-bad-in-the-us-look-here"target="_blank" >Think the oil shock is bad in the US? Look here</a> For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"target="_blank" >Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"target="_blank" >Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"target="_blank" >Facebook</a>, <a href="http://npr.org/indicatornewsletter"target="_blank" >Newsletter</a>.   See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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