Posted on 02/21/2023 2:20:28 PM PST by nickcarraway
Some UK supermarkets have introduced limits on customer purchases of some fruit and vegetables due to "sourcing challenges" blamed on weather conditions in southern Europe and north Africa, the industry said Tuesday (Feb 21).
The country has been experiencing a shortage of tomatoes, which has now widened to other fruit and vegetables, prompting the moves by retailers to impose limits on sales.
It follows growers and suppliers in Morocco reporting adverse conditions - cold temperatures, heavy rain and flooding - in recent weeks which have impacted produce volumes.
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“Limit” fruit and vegetable sales? Not sure what the marketing plan is for a private supermarket to limit sales. Why not just raise the price again and then buy more from more expensive suppliers.
Sounds like a replication of the conditions leading to the Miracle of the Kollyva!
Welcome to the New World Order, Winston!
No riots, as long as bacon is not affected.
Rashers?
What can happen in a country that doesn’t grow enough food to feed themselves.
That sucks. I could live on cabbages and beans Although some pork would be cool
Pork and sauerkraut, with sides of baked beans and applesauce, sounds good right now!
Cold temperatures…must be global warming
“Cold temperatures…must be global warming”
Its cold because its hot! /sarc
“Why not just raise the price again and then buy more from more expensive suppliers.”
No, that is what a FREE MARKET does.
You ever seen My Kitchen Tanja? She nails it! She’s on YouTube. Or Hillbiiy Kitchen?
Both great women.
Hillbilly
No. I will look for them.
I am old school...James Beard, Julia Child, Jeff Smith,
and the greatest cook of all times...my Mom!
This is FURTHER FALLOUT from the UKRAINE PROJECT’S WAR. One aspect (of many):
https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2017/10/10-of-dutch-agricultural-exports-destined-for-uk
We called them $hit eaters
Coming soon to a country near you?
We’re all just used to buying things that are out of season for our own area. Could you buy tomatoes this time of year 300 years ago?
Globalism is failing. COVID is helping to kill it and the same people who perpetrated and exasperated the effects are the same people who probably think it’s a good thing that the UK is havign trouble shipping in produce from other countries because meh climate change. No worries about China manufacturing and shipping distracting gadgets though. That stuff will keep coming.
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