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[JAM See]

Tesco and Aldi limit sales of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers

The grocers join Asda and Morrisons in limiting sales due to shortages of certain produce.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[skybluetony176]

Idiots.

 

[Otis]

Idiots.

There will be tens of thousands of them. You just watch. All whizzing down the shops to buy stuff they don't even need just in case.

Someone's going to come home from work to find a larder full of asparagus, 20 cartons of long life milk and 50 cans of kidney beans that their partner has bought as a contingency aren't they.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

All massive (salad) tossers.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

All this hysteria on the news and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy !

 

[SBT]

I think the shortages have been an issue well before any panic buying (not that I've seen any evidence of that) - it's very much a supply issue rather than a demand one, and I'm not sure how you go about hoarding fresh produce the same way as toilet roll...

 

[Hertsccfc]

I think the shortages have been an issue well before any panic buying (not that I've seen any evidence of that) - it's very much a supply issue rather than a demand one, and I'm not sure how you go about hoarding fresh produce the same way as toilet roll...

I don't think you can even freeze things like tomatoes, cucumbers or peppers. Maybe you can but they aren't going to taste very good so why would anyone buy loads of this sort of thing.

 

[skybluetony176]

I don't think you can even freeze things like tomatoes, cucumbers or peppers. Maybe you can but they aren't going to taste very good so why would anyone buy loads of this sort of thing.

Don’t want to give the loonies a tip but you could make batches of tomato sauce with the peppers and tomatoes then freeze it. Not sure about the cucumbers though.

 

[Hertsccfc]

Don’t want to give the loonies a tip but you could make batches of tomato sauce with the peppers and tomatoes then freeze it. Not sure about the cucumbers though.

I grew some tomatoes last year and ended up with a bit of a glut so your tip might come into some use later in the year.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Don’t want to give the loonies a tip but you could make batches of tomato sauce with the peppers and tomatoes then freeze it. Not sure about the cucumbers though.

Shove them up their arse?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I came here hoping for a toilet paper alternative.

Now it’s too late.

 

[LastGarrison]

I came here hoping for a toilet paper alternative.

Now it’s too late.

I’m still holding out for the long overdue launch of the three seashells…….

 

[Otis]

Insane.

 

[Sick Boy]

What’s the latest excuses for shortages there?

 

[shmmeee]

What’s the latest excuses for shortages there?

“What shortages? Here’s a picture of a tomato.”

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

What’s the latest excuses for shortages there?

Militant vegetables striking and refusing to grow. Mick Lunch is responsible.

 

[skybluetony176]

What’s the latest excuses for shortages there?

It’s BLM’s fault. If the England football team hadn’t taken the knee none of this wouldn’t have happened.

 

[PVA]

What’s the latest excuses for shortages there?

A combination of poor weather conditions in Europe and Africa and, as usual, Brexit.

 

[Astute]

A combination of poor weather conditions in Europe and Africa and, as usual, Brexit.

So Brexit caused the war in Europe which has made energy prices spiral and also caused extreme weather in the countries where we normally get our veg from?

But you're correct, Brexit blamed as usual.

 

[Sick Boy]

I must have moved to another continent without realising.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I must have moved to another continent without realising.

Any shortages on tomatoes and peppers in Italy?

 

[Astute]

I must have moved to another continent without realising.

Why is that?

The UK doesn't get big supplies from Italy. France doesn't have shortages either but they don't come from there either. You can't suddenly get tonnes of veg from where you don't have contracts with. Most is spoken for with present contracts. The Netherlands were also big suppliers. But they grew winter foods because energy prices were so high.

 

[Astute]

I must have moved to another continent without realising.

Britain, Ireland Facing Tomato Shortage After Overseas Harvests Disrupted | ESM Magazine

Shoppers in the UK and Ireland are facing a shortage of tomatoes after supermarket supplies were impacted by disrupted harvests in southern Europe and North Afr...

www.esmmagazine.com

 

[PVA]

So Brexit caused the war in Europe which has made energy prices spiral and also caused extreme weather in the countries where we normally get our veg from?

But you're correct, Brexit blamed as usual.

Sorry I meant poor growing conditions and Brexit are the actual reasons, but not necessarily the reasons given

 

[Nick]

WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!

 

[Astute]

Sorry I meant poor growing conditions and Brexit are the actual reasons, but not necessarily the reasons given

How is it Brexit?

 

[PVA]

How is it Brexit?

This detailed diagram explains!

 

[Nick]

Everything is Brexit.

I'm going to not turn up to work for a week and just blame Brexit. I'm hoping that it distracts my boss so he rants about Brexit to realise I was on the lash for a week.

 

[PVA]

Everything is Brexit.

I'm going to not turn up to work for a week and just blame Brexit. I'm hoping that it distracts my boss so he rants about Brexit to realise I was on the lash for a week.

Well not everything, but leaving your nearest and biggest trading partner does have quite the impact.

Just a coincidence that we're the only country in Europe having to ration tomatoes I'm sure.

 

[napolimp]

This detailed diagram explains!

What's going on with the Tomato shortage in Switzerland?

 

[skyblue1991]

Thankfully you can still buy lettuce, that would have been the tip of the iceberg otherwise!

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Thankfully you can still buy lettuce, that would have been the tip of the iceberg otherwise!

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Should’ve voted Romaine

 

[PVA]

What's going on with the Tomato shortage in Switzerland?

You can throw tomatoes as a weapon so Swiss neutrality means they can't sell them.

No I think whoever made that image just forgot to include them

 

[Otis]

A combination of poor weather conditions in Europe and Africa and, as usual, Brexit.

And Jamie Allen

 

[olderskyblue]

For once, my dislike of tomatoes and cucumber has come in useful...