Red Sea crisis disrupts food shipment, threatens food inflation

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit — and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers. Vessels loaded with foodstuffs are among those avoiding Houthi attacks in the key waterway by sailing around Africa, a longer and costlier route. But unlike gas, oil and consumer goods cargoes that have also been affected, lengthier shipping times risk making perishable foods unsellable. Jindal Stainless export targets hit as Red Sea crisis escalates That's spooking the industry. Italian exporters fear kiwi and citrus fruits will spoil…