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The chickens are mostly dead.I guess the egg shortage is down to chickens hibernating
The chickens are mostly dead.I guess the egg shortage is down to chickens hibernating
vEGBeg?
always, except white bread flour twice in a row. Lidls fruit and veg bit chock full and tesco across the road had barely any fruit and veg last week.Lidl has a full range as usual.
See you on the gardening thread.The fruit and veg shops by me are suffering. The long standing fruit (and a bit of veg) stall on the main drag had been closed for at least a month. I seldom used it as quality was often questionable. The main veg shop I don't use very often as the prices have been a bit much for years.
My preferred veg shop, which is further away but generally great if you shop seasonally and imaginatively is starting to look a bit limited and pricey too. I was looking to score a good selection there this morning, but only came away with 2 OK sized butternut squashes for a quid, a big bag of garlic for a quid and an 80p aubergine. Everything else was just more than I was prepared to pay for.
I've not made kimchi for a couple of months as I just can't justify paying £2 for a napa cabbage.
My local Chinese supermarket is starting to look a bit limited as well.
I know its February and the lean time for veg but I can't recall seeing the offerings this poor in years. I think I'll have to try and turn as much of the garden over to veg as possible this year
They didn't have any ready made salads eitherNot a tomato to be found in Sainsbury's today.
I have not been able to get my favourite brew for a year or more now and seeing this Ive just checked and it's still missingTesco has been out of own brand leaf tea in both Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock for the last 3 months or so. I had to pay twice as much for Yorkshire tea instead.
I never drunk that tea so I have not noticedLapsang tea got impossible to find for a while too actually? anyone notice?
I only drink it in summer.Lapsang tea got impossible to find for a while too actually? anyone notice?
The chickens are mostly dead.
Sorry, I seem to have a lot of it, but can't offer it to you as it's well out of date. It's headed for the binLapsang tea got impossible to find for a while too actually? anyone notice?
I think that it's wishful thinking. If my understanding is correct it's going to be a few years yet and even longer for prices to get back to where they were a few years ago.supermarkets reckon this will last for a couple more weeks
One main reason is in comparison they are late comers and have been better able to adapt. They are not completely immune however.Why is it Lidl and Aldi are mostly full of produce but the big four supermarkets have empty shelves? Could it be about paying suppliers in full and on time? See also paying lorry drivers decent wages instead of shite?
That’s all good but crucially the big four refused to pay supplier invoices on time during the pandemic. With the accompanying threat of no future business if they didn’t agree to the deal break. This was widespread with the big four.I think that it's wishful thinking. If my understanding is correct it's going to be a few years yet and even longer for prices to get back to where they were a few years ago.
One main reason is in comparison they are late comers and have been better able to adapt. They are not completely immune however.
Over the last thirtyish years most supply chains have moved to a 'just-in-time' supply chain model. This has the benefit of being cheaper and more efficient and has allowed cost savings to be passed onto the end consumer. It has however come at the cost of supply chain resilience.
Major supermarkets used to have distribution wearhouses at their core. Suppliers used to deliver entire lorry loads to these, stock was built up and sent out as required to stores.
Then someone realised lorries and wearhouses are expensive. Wouldn't it be a better idea to get the supplier lorries to deliver partial loads as required to stores? This has worked well until the mix of COVID and Brexit.
Supply chains that have been built in thirty years have been destroyed in three. The likes of Aldi and Lidl are coping better because they have expanded in this environment. Rather than making efficiency savings they have been investing in the distribution wearhouse model and don't have direct store deliveries. Of course they are not perfect and there's pros and cons to the different approaches.
it's not just supermarkets and is an issue for most of not all supply chains. From bread to cars just about everything has been impacted by similar issues. Supply chains are the economy and it needs to improve urgently or the future isn't going to be great....
They are not quite in bin yet if interested.Lapsang tea got impossible to find for a while too actually? anyone notice?
It's certainly another factor and makes a bad situation worse. I guess that's what you can do when you have a large percentage of a marketThat’s all good but crucially the big four refused to pay supplier invoices on time during the pandemic. With the accompanying threat of no future business if they didn’t agree to the deal break. This was widespread with the big four.
Meanwhile lidl and Aldi were advancing invoice payments to support supplier expansion.