Food shortage warning in supermarkets as these Christmas dinner items at risk
dailyrecord.co.ukshortages across the UK. Turkeys and pigs in blankets could be in short supply this festive season due to a lack of delivery drivers, abattoir staff, fruit pickers and packers. Food prices in supermarkets could also rise by around 5 per cent by the autumn to make up for lack of workers, The Guardian reports.
The British Growers Association has warned there is a “real prospect” of food shortages in supermarkets due to a serious lack of labour and crops rotting in fields.Problems are being caused by a chronic lorry driver shortage, with more than 100,000 fewer than usual.EU workers who previously came to the UK to pick and pack fruit and vegetables have also struggled to meet the criteria set by the government’s new points-based immigration.
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