The Next Hit to U.K. Food Makers Is Surging CO2 Costs

  • ‘We need the market to adjust,’ environment secretary says
  • Comments come after deal reached to restart fertilizer output

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The government-brokered solution to a carbon dioxide shortage that’s roiled the U.K. food industry comes at a cost -- prices for the gas will rise sharply, adding to a raft of pressures already squeezing the sector.