Posted on 02/26/2023 2:08:16 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Shortages of fruits and vegetables in British supermarkets could last for months, according to a leading farmers’ organisation, amid a poor growing season in Spain in combination with sky-high energy prices.
Over the past week, four major British supermarkets, Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, and Tesco, have all resorted to instituting rationing measures for certain products, with shortages of items such as cucumbers, peppers, and tomatoes hitting the shelves.
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Yup they’re screwed they just don’t know it yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if this eventually leads to NATO and/or the European Union fracturing at some point.
Approximately 60% of the UK energy supply comes from abroad: from countries including Norway, Qatar, Sweden and the Netherlands, among many more. Around 60% of the UK’s natural gas imports come from Norway, and 30% of it comes from Qatar.
Has anyone watched Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon prime? It is kind of fascinating is Jeremy, Clarkson, from Top Gear actually runs farm.
The amount of bureaucratic hoops they put in place for farmers. It is amazing. He was giving cows and had to build a barn for them. He needed a permit to move some of the soil excavated from where he was building a barn to the other part of his property.
Take the EU to the dumpster or starve. That is the choice.
Out of control government is WAY out of control.
“Last until May.”
Two weeks to flatten the curve.
I doubt very much the rationing will stop in May.
Yep
This is a manufactured famine.
I find it telling that the U.S. government pays millions of dollars to farmers to keep land fallow to keep from growing too much food.
As I understand it, they didn’t grow their usual greenhouse veggies this winter because of the energy costs. So it makes sense that summer would alleviate such basic veggie shortages.
Next winter could be another issue, however.
Cucumbers?
I remember reading a few years ago about the unelected European Union bureaucrats. They actually mandated the proper, acceptable curvature of the EU cucumber. I knew, before reading this, that the EU was doomed. The cucumber curvature just sealed the deal.
I can’t think of one bad thing going on that hasn’t been manufactured. It seems like all of this is on purpose.
Can’t they just import vegetables from Netherlands farms?
I lived in the UK in the 70s. Beef and chicken were a bit expensive. Lamb and sheep were very economic as was fish. Vegetables of high quality were available in abundance at a fair price. Economic political environmental correctness have screwed them.
if we don't get fresh fruit and veggies, be sure to have enough vitamin and mineral supplements at home to least see you thru til the next garden season.
Those people are all going to be stopped up with no fiber in their diets.
Buy stock in Ex Lax NOW.
When faced with such situations, Americans learned canning, pickling, dehydration, jamming, etc. Often shortages were natural in origins, instead of government caused.
Maybe you shouldn’t have allowed a petulant Swedish teenager to dictate your energy policies?
Hmmmm…. “Net zero” may be a partial villain here but the Monster Villain is clearly the RUSSIA SANCTIONS. The cost of energy and fertilizer is absolutely KILLING European farmers. Hell, who knows, maybe that is also ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN.
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