<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian major </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/supermarkets" rel="" target="" title="supermarkets"><span>supermarkets</span></a><span> insist there are "no changes" to grocery delivery prices in the face of the surging cost of fuel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/coles" rel="" target="" title="Coles"><span>Coles</span></a><span> spokesperson told 9news.com.au that the supermarket chain was "keeping a really close eye on it at the moment", but there were currently "no changes" to the price of delivery orders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/woolworths" rel="" target="" title="Woolworths"><span>Woolworths</span></a><span> likewise said it had no plans to alter prices, stating they are "not seeing any disruptions to deliveries or pricing at this stage".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/usa-israel-attacks-iran-economic-impact-australia-oil-prices-westpac-forecasts/2a0de929-dd28-4b32-a6e6-33ce45e2b9ba" rel="" target="" title="Just how bad economic fallout from Iran war could get"><strong><span>Just how bad economic fallout from Iran war could get</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, the supermarket giants haven't ruled out price shifts down the track, declining to comment on future pricing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It comes as </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/usa-israel-attacks-iran-economic-impact-australia-oil-prices-westpac-forecasts/2a0de929-dd28-4b32-a6e6-33ce45e2b9ba" rel="" target="" title="grim new modelling from the major banks"><span>grim new modelling from the major banks</span></a><span> forecasts oil prices will hit $US110 a barrel in the coming weeks, before averaging out at $US90 between April and June.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That would likely see diesel and petrol prices average about $2.02/litre and $2.50/litre respectively, according to Westpac's head of business and industry economics, Sian Fenner.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/supermarkets-coles-woolworths-wont-lift-delivery-prices/a7e48e9e-b78f-4100-8852-6f7130a68d12" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The spiralling fuel prices have already prompted some fuel-reliant businesses to act.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Airlines including Qantas have </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-airlines-qantas-air-india-and-air-new-zealand-raise-fare-prices-due-to-surging-jet-fuel-costs/3f574ad4-c3b0-4cf7-bdd8-2972ac0d8c1d" rel="" target="" title="hiked the price of airfares due to the cost of jet fuel"><span>hiked the price of airfares due to the cost of jet fuel</span></a><span>, while today rideshare company DiDi Australia </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-crisis-australia-how-rideshare-fares-may-increase-driver-wear-cost-of-petrol-explained/827f5cf7-6f6c-43eb-9672-e79a77459ec7" rel="" target="" title="announced it would be increasing its fuel surcharge"><span>announced it would be increasing its fuel surcharge</span></a><span> to 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