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In fairness the current food shortage hints as much to the terrifying future effects of climate change as to the terrifying future effects of Brexit.

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I'm thinking that maybe the weather has caused the shortage but because of Brexit more produce is staying in The EU than coming here. This would explain why European supermarkets are not being hit so bad. If there is a shortage sell it locally rather than incur the shipping costs and additional admin cost to sell it in the UK. 

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1 hour ago, sidcow said:

I'm thinking that maybe the weather has caused the shortage but because of Brexit more produce is staying in The EU than coming here. This would explain why European supermarkets are not being hit so bad. If there is a shortage sell it locally rather than incur the shipping costs and additional admin cost to sell it in the UK. 

This is classic Brexit, the EU are not immune to the problems that naturally occur but are setup to manage them far better as a collective. For the UK it’s a major issue, for the EU it’s a blip.

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13 minutes ago, Genie said:

Not sure if it’s just the media trying to make a mountain out of a molehill but on the radio this morning they were saying supermarkets will limit sales of certain vegetables. Probably bs. 

Confirmed at Morrisons and Asda.

Tesco around here has basically had an empty veg aisle by lunchtime the past couple of times I've been there. No problem with spuds and carrots but empty of pretty much everything else, haven't seen a tomato, pepper or cucumber in a couple of weeks.

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2 minutes ago, Seat68 said:

Toamtoes are seen as a moneymaker so it pays for Big Supermarket to have them in stock.

They're probably just trying to ketchup with demand.

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14 hours ago, bickster said:

 

Not directly related to this discussion but it is a bit of a problem for the planet when we all expect our supermarkets to look like those pictures even though it’s February. 

Most of this stuff will have either been grown under lights or flown in from afar.

The whole idea of eating local and seasonal has long disappeared. 

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1 hour ago, Genie said:

Not sure if it’s just the media trying to make a mountain out of a molehill but on the radio this morning they were saying supermarkets will limit sales of certain vegetables. Probably bs. 

This has been in effect for a while around Rugeley.

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