Britons Could Soon Face Shortages Of Tomatoes Cucumbers And Pears As Farmers Warn That The UK Is sleepwalking Into A Food Supply Crisis Amid Soaring Fuel Fertiliser And Feed Costs

Britons could soon face shortages of tomatoes, cucumbers and pears as farmers warn that the UK is 'sleepwalking' into a food supply crisis amid soaring fuel, fertiliser and feed costs.
Ahead of an emergency press conference today, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said the Government needed to step in to assist primary producers under severe strain from rising costs, with fertiliser prices tripling since 2019 and the cost of feed and diesel up by 75 per cent.
and the lockdowns have driven up the price of food, energy and fuel this year. 
The NFU warned yields of energy-intensive crops like tomatoes, cucumbers and pears are likely to hit their lowest level this year since records began in 1985, while milk prices are likely to fall below the cost of production and https://weareliferuiner.com/chocolate-cherry-runtz-strain/ beef farmers consider reducing the number of cows they breed.
Union president Minette Batters told the that egg shortages caused by and the culling of huge numbers of hens 'could just be the start'.  
Britons could soon face shortages of tomatoes, cucumbers and pears as farmers warn that the UK is 'sleepwalking' into a food supply crisis amid soaring fuel, fertiliser and feed costs (pictured, a shopper at a Sainbury's supermarket)
Union president Minette Batters told the BBC that egg shortages caused by Britain's worst ever outbreak of bird flu and the culling of huge numbers of hens 'could just be the start' (pictured, a shopper buying eggs in a Lidl supermarket)
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'Shoppers up and down the country have for decades had a guaranteed supply of high-quality affordable food produced to some of the highest animal welfare, environmental and food safety standards in the world,' she said.
'But British food is under threat...
at a time when global volatility is threatening the stability of the world's food production, food security and energy security. I fear the country is sleepwalking into further food supply crises, with the future of British fruit and vegetable supplies in trouble.'
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said that retailers were used to managing pressures across their supply chains.
'Supermarkets source, and will continue to source, the vast majority of their food from the UK and know they need to pay a sustainable price to farmers,' he told the broadcaster.
NFU chief Minette Batters said: 'Shoppers up and down the country have for decades had a guaranteed supply of high-quality affordable food produced to some of the highest animal welfare, environmental and food safety standards in the world'
Some supermarkets recently ran out of eggs, while others have rationed supply due to the knock-on effects of bird flu (pictured, empty egg shelves in a Lidl store in Loughborough, Leicestershire on November 17)
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