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   From: jenningsltd@fastmail.fm   
      
   On 03/02/2017 22:55, Ian Jackson wrote:   
   > 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!   
      
   Fancy not being able to get a summer salad in February.   
      
   It's almost like normality again.   
      
   To everything, there is a season. I have no objection to a sales and   
   supply model for lettuces which involves aeroplanes and hoped-for   
   uninterrupted good weather in Mediterranean Europe, but there are bound   
   to be hiccups.   
      
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