Britain is short of eggs, fresh veg…and news about the shortage
In Britain, there is currently a shortage of a lot of things — eggs, some veg, as well as news about the shortages.
Google “empty shelves in supermarkets today uk” or some such and most of the results are news articles from February 21st or thereabouts.
That’s three weeks ago but the shortage of eggs and other food products isn’t over. Today, I managed to buy the last box of six eggs on Asda’s shelves. It was £2.50 but I count myself lucky. Lidl had none (see photo).
Why is there a shortage of news about the shortage?
I can’t believe that it’s because we don’t want to know about the structural problem. That would be too much like an ostrich in a whole Sahara desert of sand.
Even so, it is revealing that the only real, more recent accounts about the situation today are in trade journals. The Fresh Produce Journal spoke about the deep problems faced by British consumers (and farmers and food producers).
The journal is a print and digital publ…
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