Ian H
Guru
All the lizard overlords then.
Oh no!! Brexit not going quite as well as hoped
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All the lizard overlords then.
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You mean you didn't watch the great anti racist thinkers of our time on Andrew Neil....Baddiel,Osborne,Ed Balls 🙄
How fecking long can Baddiel keep this sh1t going,another books worth ?
albion
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C R
Über Member
I’ve seen lots of pictures of empty supermarket shelves on social media this weekend ? My wife’s just spent the afternoon , running around the county trying to buy tomatoes !! Got some eventually ! Brexit or some other reason
We noticed the tomato thing, but nothing in the news. Could be anything.
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I’ve seen lots of pictures of empty supermarket shelves on social media this weekend ? My wife’s just spent the afternoon , running around the county trying to buy tomatoes !! Got some eventually ! Brexit or some other reason
It'll take you about 30 seconds to find out why but how could people blame Brexit then?
C R
Über Member
https://www.goodto.com/food/food-news/tomato-shortage-uk-why-supermarkets-running-out
Following your advice, I searched the Internet. The above article was the first hit referring to this year's shortage. Two things to note
1. Only specialist media seem to talk about it, no mention in general circulation media, make of that what you will
2. Reading the article, Brexit is very much part of the problem. The added controls introduced after Brexit have caused an increase of between 100 and 400% in the cost of imported tomato seed, again, make of that what you will
multitool
Shaman
It is one factor. Possibly the major factor. But there are other factors.
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A snippet from 'Wales on line'.
"UK tomato production is reliant on greenhouses being heated to 20°C. With the increase in energy prices some of the key producers have had to reduce to delay planting crops in a bid to be able to afford to grown them. The National Farmers' Union has confirmed these problems are currently affecting all fruit and vegetable growers across the UK – not just tomato farmers. President Minette Batters told the BBC: "British food is under threat... at a time when global volatility is threatening the stability of the world's food production, food security, and energy security. I fear the country is sleepwalking into further food supply crises with the future of British fruit and vegetable supplies in trouble."
Brexit is also an issue a more than 90% of tomatoes sold in supermarkets are imported. Before Spain was Britain's biggest supplier of tomatoes but it is now Morocco where most of the produce comes from. Morrisons supermarket has told shoppers that bad weather in the two countries has had an effect on supplies too."
Brexit causes bad weather in Spain and Morocco!
"UK tomato production is reliant on greenhouses being heated to 20°C. With the increase in energy prices some of the key producers have had to reduce to delay planting crops in a bid to be able to afford to grown them. The National Farmers' Union has confirmed these problems are currently affecting all fruit and vegetable growers across the UK – not just tomato farmers. President Minette Batters told the BBC: "British food is under threat... at a time when global volatility is threatening the stability of the world's food production, food security, and energy security. I fear the country is sleepwalking into further food supply crises with the future of British fruit and vegetable supplies in trouble."
Brexit is also an issue a more than 90% of tomatoes sold in supermarkets are imported. Before Spain was Britain's biggest supplier of tomatoes but it is now Morocco where most of the produce comes from. Morrisons supermarket has told shoppers that bad weather in the two countries has had an effect on supplies too."
Brexit causes bad weather in Spain and Morocco!
theclaud
Reading around the chip
At the risk of being uncharacteristically conciliatory, no one's entirely wrong here, are they? Brexit obviously affects food supply and environmental and energy factors obviously affect growing. And should we continue to expect mountains of fresh tomatoes in February, Brexit or no Brexit?
