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   From: hex@unseen.ac.am   
      
   "Ian Jackson"  wrote in message   
   news:h0vhiCPkpQlYFwUH@g3ohx.co.uk...   
   > In message <-b6dnd0nydnBbAnFnZ2dnUU7-K3NnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Byker   
   >  writes   
   >>"burfordTjustice"  wrote in message news:20170203144111.00006442@tues.uk...   
   >>>   
   >>> According to the BBC, the UK exports 50% of all its vegetables and 90% of    
   its   
   >>> fruit, leaving the supply chain particularly vulnerable to unexpected    
   events   
   >>> overseas.   
   >>>   
   >>> Importers have said that they are facing the prospect of paying more than   
   >>> triple the usual price for now-rare commodities, while some stores have    
   started   
   >>> rationing sales to stop customers bulk-buying.   
   >>   
   >>Give Latin America a call.   
   >   
   > Last week, the local Waitrose had no iceberg lettuces.   
   >   
   > At the beginning of this week, they had a few - £1.20 instead of the   
   long-time   
   > usual £1.   
   >   
   > Today, they had some for £1.40. They were distinctly heavier than normal,   
   and from   
   > the USA. But thank heavens for the Special Relationship!   
      
   I understand Tesco have restricted them to just three per person.   
      
   Times are hard.   
      
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