The price of fish and chips has nearly doubled since 2019 as chippies battle with the soaring cost of cod . Customers were shelling out £11.17 on average for the beloved takeaway in March this year, up from £10.28 a year earlier, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows. It shows a sharp increase from 2019, when the average price was £6.48. It comes as the cost of haddock and cod has risen dramatically amid the wars in Ukraine and Iran. Figures from the ONS show the average cost of fresh and chilled cod, haddock, hake and pollock has risen by 22 per cent from £21.06 last year to £25.73 this year. A 45lb (20kg) box of cod costing £110 in December 2024 priced at £330 in March - a 200 per cent increase, shop owners reported in March . Energy costs have also spiralled since the start of the war in Iran, with the cost of oil reaching its highest level since 2022 at the end of April.…