anyone else watch Clarkson’s Farm? predicted a year ago because of Brexit changes to subsidies. “We’re going to subsidize something, but we can’t tell you what, so grow whatever and cross your fingers”
“Still, former Sainsbury boss Justin King said the UK food sector has been “significantly disrupted by Brexit”. He told the BBC that the government was also to blame for failing to subsidise energy usage in greenhouses over the winter”.
Others – poor harvest in Spain and Morocco and farmers not getting enough back when they grow vegetables.
Infernalism says
Pretty sure that they’re running out of turnips now.
wewhomustnotbenamed says
[Context](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/business/uk-supermarkets-tomatoes-rationing-explainer/index.html) for current UK fresh food severe shortage. kinda sad but has resulted truly bizarre stuff. from people [fighting over cucumbers](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/shoppers-fighting-over-cucumbers-after-26323296), how people complain ukraine [has more vegetables](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/journalist-john-sweeney-films-loads-29291921) than UK, to UK government still insist [nothing is wrong and nothing to see here.](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11789351/No-vegetable-crisis-Rishi-Sunak-hosts-Tory-fundraiser-Savoy.html)
but since this is the one that can be posted, so here we go.
salvadordaliparton69 says
anyone else watch Clarkson’s Farm? predicted a year ago because of Brexit changes to subsidies. “We’re going to subsidize something, but we can’t tell you what, so grow whatever and cross your fingers”
nachiketajoshi says
“Still, former Sainsbury boss Justin King said the UK food sector has been “significantly disrupted by Brexit”. He told the BBC that the government was also to blame for failing to subsidise energy usage in greenhouses over the winter”.
Others – poor harvest in Spain and Morocco and farmers not getting enough back when they grow vegetables.