{"id":318408,"date":"2021-09-20T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1482415"},"modified":"2021-09-20T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:04:03","slug":"as-supermarkets-warn-of-food-shortages-people-blame-government-for-brexit-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/09\/20\/as-supermarkets-warn-of-food-shortages-people-blame-government-for-brexit-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"As supermarkets warn of food shortages people blame government for Brexit chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People are criticising the government for the &#8220;chaos&#8221; caused by Brexit as companies warn of food shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Brexit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/brexit-food-shortages-uk-chains-list-b1909050.html\">has been blamed<\/a> for there not being enough HGV drivers to maintain supermarket supply chains. This is compounded by a global hike in gas prices, which has led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/co2-crisis-food-supply-gas-prices-b1922744.html\">shortage of carbon dioxide.<\/a> The gas is used to refrigerate and deliver frozen products to supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves the country facing a shortage of frozen meals in supermarkets, as well as affecting products like cheese and salad.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"X0qph7HcolPi4yNjGT9ea5uVdmt8U\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrexitFoodShortages?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrexitFoodShortages<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ToryShambles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ToryShambles<\/a> I cried today. In the car by the Co-Op. it was a quiet time when elderly shoppers get their supplies. Several wandering looking bewildered + confused No fresh goods, no ready meals. What have we become?<br \/>Shame on you Johnson. Shame on your govt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6M5VkMdJd2\">pic.twitter.com\/6M5VkMdJd2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacqui .FBPE.3.5% Democracy; fight for it.<img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f1ea-1f1fa.png\" alt=\"??\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> (@jackieruby5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackieruby5\/status\/1439243691579826178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LS2zEdVxauj31m8yvwkQrCt0N4R0BCucDiaz6JOpsf635oKgFtkPlFTqhvURW7lTU\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We go live to Brexit Britain&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrexitChaos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrexitChaos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z32syXEBOy\">pic.twitter.com\/Z32syXEBOy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Followed by 100k+ Anti-Tories (@MarieAnnUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarieAnnUK\/status\/1439524966312169475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Food shortages<\/h5>\n<p>Tesco chief John Allan told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/business\/shops-could-see-christmas-shortages-over-driver-issues-tesco-chairman-warns-b1908623.html\">BBC Radio 4<\/a>:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are very short of drivers, it\u2019s a combination of many EU drivers having decided to go home and also the ageing age-profile.<\/p>\n<p>I think certainly\u00a0Brexit\u00a0has been a contributor to that but also improving economies, higher wages in some of the countries that they\u2019ve come from historically, have also led to that flow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Allan said that the shortage of drivers meant Tesco has not been able to build the stock it normally does ahead of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Several other chains have been impacted by food shortages. Poultry producer Avaro Foods also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/brexit-food-shortages-uk-chains-list-b1909050.html\">blamed Brexit<\/a> for hurting supply chains, as did the chief exec of the British Meat Processors Association, the Co-Op, and Iceland.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"MBNR9kHFCechEdzYWLDptsOari268u0APVf3ogqZxjUymI71lwS5GKbQTJv4n\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrexitChaos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrexitChaos<\/a> &#8211; How it Started vs How It&#39;s Going <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f926-200d-2642-fe0f.png\" alt=\"?\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCp4INjUF0\">pic.twitter.com\/aCp4INjUF0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lloyd Hardy (@lloydhardy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lloydhardy\/status\/1439902654277242882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"0SAKvGo\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our report comes as a new nationally representative poll reveals that most people in the UK (53%) think the deal has created more problems than it solved &#8211; with just 15% of people saying it solved more problems than it created. 2\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UK Trade &amp; Business Commission (@UKTradeBusiness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKTradeBusiness\/status\/1439887020097220618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Gas prices<\/h5>\n<p>In August, gas prices increased by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2021\/sep\/18\/dont-panic-business-minister-bids-to-calm-crisis-fears-as-uk-gas-prices-soar\">over 70%<\/a> with some estimates saying households could see a rise of their energy bills by \u00a3400 in a year.<\/p>\n<p>The increases are in part due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalworld.com\/news\/politics\/why-are-gas-prices-rising-in-the-uk-co2-shortage-explained-and-how-it-could-impact-food-supplies-3388501\">cold 2020 winter<\/a> depleting gas stores, according to former Ofgem chief exec Dermot Nolan.<\/p>\n<p>The gas price increase has already shut down two UK fertiliser plants which produce carbon dioxide as a by-product. This shortage in carbon dioxide has complicated the already existing food shortages.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"U5J21ruWeAF4lOPIBhdvZVRcfk7qTm389L\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Granted, it\u2019s not the only factor but the self harm of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/brexitreality?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#brexitreality<\/a> is even now recognised in the mail. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrexitFoodShortages?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrexitFoodShortages<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrexitIsNotWorking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrexitIsNotWorking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w0xgchubeD\">pic.twitter.com\/w0xgchubeD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RemainerNow (@RemainerNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RemainerNow\/status\/1439501831214878724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>#BrexitChaos<\/h5>\n<p>As a result, people are blaming Brexit and the government for the food shortages. According to the results of a new poll, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/new-poll-53-per-cent-of-uk-thinks-brexit-deal-has-created-more-problems-than-it-solved\/\">over half of the respondents<\/a> believed that Brexit has &#8216;created more problems than it&#8217;s solved&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NRf7i19vjEnlzCB\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am I allowed to say \u201cI fucking told you so\u201d?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrexitChaos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrexitChaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Girlyswot Spider <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f9e1.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f49a.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/2764.png\" alt=\"\u2764\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f577.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f56f.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/1f1ea-1f1fa.png\" alt=\"??\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> (@girlyswotspider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/girlyswotspider\/status\/1439512924075200517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4AyGT9KC-AU&amp;ab_channel=UKParliament\">YouTube\/UK Parliament<\/a> &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Coronavirus_Covid-19_Sainsbury%27s_empty_shelves_1.jpg\"  rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons &#8211; Acabashi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>By <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/author\/jasminenorden\/\">Jasmine Norden<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/trending\/2021\/09\/20\/as-supermarkets-warn-of-food-shortages-people-blame-government-for-brexit-chaos\/\">The Canary<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People are criticising the government for the \u201cchaos\u201d caused by Brexit as companies warn of food shortages. Brexit has been blamed for there not \u2026 <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/trending\/2021\/09\/20\/as-supermarkets-warn-of-food-shortages-people-blame-government-for-brexit-chaos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<p>By <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/author\/jasminenorden\/\">Jasmine Norden<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1539,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[892,5607,34346,26854,5594,1395,1948],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318408"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318408"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328520,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318408\/revisions\/328520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}