But Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium , which represents UK supermarkets, said retailers were "pragmatists and recognise they need to pay more when costs are high and product is short".Mr Opie said regulation for supermarkets in many European countries meant retailers there were "able to, and actually required" to pass on extra costs to customers.
He said importing tomatoes and lettuces from abroad during the winter allowed supermarkets to offer customers "best value for money". "There's just this weird supermarket culture," he said. "A weird competitive dynamic that's emerged in the UK, and nowhere else in the world has it, and I don't know why that is."Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers' Union , told the BBC that some producers were on contracts that could be renegotiated to factor in higher production costs - but not all of them.
"It's why we are seeing many of the glasshouses across the country mothballed. They should be producing high quality food, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, to deal with this shortage."
We had a Sainsbury's delivery a few days ago and the driver said the main issue is panic buying rather than supply.
The BBC along with the WEF and the WHO want you to eat bugs and be happy. Do You understand? We have modern machinery and methods, fertile land and factories that could make an abundance of food for less money than we paid in the past.
Amazing...
What nonsense
It's BREXIT!
Due to incompet government and Brexit *
You mean trying to order what they need for their customers?
'Supermarket culture' isn't culture. It's a clear demonstration of corporate control over government, taking away entrepreneurship, small business, independence and freedom for the sake of public control by people who've never worked.
Another oxygen thief being given air time when they really shouldn't.
Why are the shortages only in the supermarkets frequented by 🤡🤡who have an unhealthy obsession with EUtopia
Top 10 Lies
Lmao, everything else is to blame just not Brexit 🤣
it's written 'supermarket culture' but I read 'brexit' instead
I’ve not seen any shortages. Visited the supermarkets expected there to be no peppers, tomato or cucumber and there are loads
Do you see how much Pasta farmers charge now? Disgraceful
There is no oil for frying food. I hope you don't blame Russia.-
If only we had 15 minute cities like we used to?
And then they realize England is an Island
Here in the US, buyers have been replaced with software algorithms that restock the shelves
Supermarkets refusing to pay cost and profit price - and the Govt's fake fuel price hike - all the plan of the WEF !
Jesus wept we all know the real reasons,stop it now its just embarrassing watching the bbc trying to defend these criminals,not for much longer though👍
Their lies meander between offensive and ridiculous
What utter bollocks
Sure, Jan.
farmers costs have risen so obviously the must charge more. but supermarkets are not paying what farmers need to keep working. but they charge the customer more and saying there is a food shortage when the food is still being grown but they are fighting on the purchase price.