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dunker_- t1_j9rwz0j wrote
How do you think Boris' hair happened?
PromeForces t1_j9qsnpw wrote
The UK gets most of thier fruit and veg from Morocco, that's not part of the EU. Extreme weather has affected their crops.
5tu t1_j9shy11 wrote
And EU is fine because it gets its food from somewhere else? If this was not brexit failure, why has it never happened before in living memory. How many shortages before we realise it isn’t a coincidence?
patdashuri t1_j9qczug wrote
Is this happening anywhere else in the EU?
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pollok112 t1_j9qoc5s wrote
Have you told ireland ? it's been widely reported by irish people and media in ireland aswell as the uk
Lots of ours comes from dutch indoor growers who didn't bother to grow because of the energy prices and from spain and Africa who had bad weather
patdashuri t1_j9qdmbm wrote
That’s what I figured.
RandomStuffGenerator t1_j9qlfzo wrote
Can confirm. Plenty of vegetables here in Germany.
S1lm4r1l t1_j9r2vsa wrote
Of course not.
Its Brexit again.
But the Tories don't want to admit that and their voters don't want to be reminded what fucking idiots they are.
-HolierThanThou t1_j9su0h8 wrote
If I had the opportunity and you were within grabbing distance, I'd 100% toe punt you in the ovaries
Morlaix t1_j9qn8l7 wrote
Yes running low on cauliflower, tomato, cucumber and some other veggies here in the Netherlands. Normally we grow them in heated greenhouses in winter but this year not because of high gas prices. Import from South of Europe is also low because of cold weather there
patdashuri t1_j9qqxta wrote
Sorry to hear it friend. I sincerely hope things improve for you guys.
dunker_- t1_j9rx5qe wrote
'Shortage' of vegetables is a very relative term in the Netherlands.
Chrisf1bcn t1_j9r3ok8 wrote
I’m in Malta and apart from the rediculous price of some veg in the supermarket (€3 for a cabbage or €2-3 a head of broccoli) the shelves are full
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Ynneloi t1_j9qe26k wrote
Is it adverse weather or an impact of brexit?
gera_moises t1_j9qfh1i wrote
Brexit.
Nearby EU nations (Ireland, Spain, Italy, and France), are not reporting any shortages.
KingBretwald t1_j9rabat wrote
Yes.
Vegetables grown in Europe are not being exported to the UK like they were pre-Brexit due to all the red tape and ridiculous wait times for lorries that Brexit has imposed. The UK was making up that shortfall with vegetables from places like Morocco.
The weather is impacting vegetables grown in Europe, and that gap is being filled by vegetables from places like Morocco that used to export to the UK. Because of Brexit, it's a lot easier and cheaper for those growers to export to Europe to fill their gap.
I don't know when Britain was last self sufficient in food production. The 1800s? the 1700?
nintendo4noah t1_j9qftrw wrote
I work at a supermarket, witnessing random things disappear each month and being like “ok”.
5tu t1_j9shksm wrote
Reassuring we are seeing the headlines from all EU citizens about veg shortages in world news /s
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Revrak t1_j9wilfb wrote
I am guessing they mean political weather?
Yntonio t1_j9qf827 wrote
MAGA will blame Biden
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