Farmers and food prices

[Vosmith]

Every time I put the TV on it seems to some farmer being interviewed about how bad his crops have been because there has been so much rain and so food prices are about to rocket. Yet it was less than a year ago that they were complaining that without any rain food prices were set to go through the roof. We've had this weather for quite a few years now, so why is it only recently they have started complaining? Is it the supermarkets and their tight margins? Or are we being prepared by the authorities for yet more economic misery?

[Arginald Valleywater]

It's called profiteering.....mate works for the local livestock auction and business is booming....record land prices etc.....

[Porn Baron]

Go to your supermarket and look where most of the veg comes from. Not the UK at this time of year. So prices wont go up !whistle!

[Arginald Valleywater]

That won't stop the supermarket cartel trying to get a few more pence a tin....

[sparky]

Arginald Valleywater wrote:

> That won't stop the supermarket cartel trying to get a few more
> pence a tin....


Exactly. Since October all frozen veg in my local supermarket has gone up least 10%, fruit is up e.g. unless offers cheapest apples are almost ?2 per kg, meat is significantly dearer e.g. two basic range chicken breast portions up from ?2 to ?2.50.......

[lensman]

I always get my fruit n veg from the local market.They are so much cheaper.

[Porn Baron]

Apples from New Zealand.
Aubergines fr0m Kenya.
Bananas from South America.
Broccoli from Spain.
Carrots from South Africa.
Courgettes from the South of France.
Cucumbers from Holland.
Grapefruit from South Africa.
Grapes from South Africa.
Lemons from Argentina.
Lettuce from Spain.
Lime (?) from Brazil.
Oranges from Spain.
Potatoes from Egypt.
Tomatoes from the Canary Islands (Spain).

Yes prices must go up due to our bad weather!deadhorse!