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Thanks to higher costs, increased red tape and supply chain damage, we must get used to living in a country with empty shelves.
From one end of the supply chain to the other, the UK's food producers have endured a summer of trouble.
Two weeks into Brexit, problems are mounting and recriminations are flying in all directions. The reality of Brexit is proving every bit as toxic as the four-and-a-half-year slog that got us to this point.
Ten-mile queues at ports as businesses across the UK stockpile in rush to avoid New Year chaos
19/12/2020
The chaos at ports such as Dover, Felixstowe and Southampton is heightening concerns over whether online Christmas orders will arrive in time.
Industry experts warn the current supply problems and product shortages could be "the final straw for some" firms. How are small independent traders coping?
Boris Johnson believed to have overruled ministers unwilling to compromise on post-Brexit immigration as forecourt queues mount
Major UK supermarkets have warned that they are experiencing shortages of cat and dog food amid a surge in people acquiring pets during the pandemic.
Consumer groups and Lib Dem MP Layla Moran call on chains to follow Waitrose's lead ahead of US-UK trade deal.
Supermarkets face post-Brexit fruit and veg scarcity thanks to shortage of skilled pickers
15/05/2021
Government's failure to allow in enough EU workers and new rules limiting visas for seasonal pickers are expected to leave tonnes of crops to rot while shelves lie empty.
Empty shelves are being seen in supermarkets across the north.
Supermarket prices will rise more than is necessary unless there is greater collaboration with European suppliers on post-Brexit trade frictions, a Dutch business has warned.
The UK's major supermarkets have warned the government that an "urgent intervention" is needed to prevent further disruption to NI food supplies.
Six supermarkets that provide three-quarters of Northern Ireland’s groceries have urged the UK government to take action to keep trade flowing when a Brexit grace period ends in October.
Supermarket shelves 'could be empty' due to huge lorry driver shortage caused by Brexit and Covid
27/06/2021
The PM has been urged to introduce temporary worker visas for HGV drivers.
These shortages have been compounded by high energy costs and other issues impacting the UK’s supply and transport chains, which have added stress on businesses exporting and importing food between the UK and EU.
A fruit and vegetable buyer for a major supermarket told James O'Brien the reality of how food supplies and prices would be affected in a no-deal Brexit - and it's not good news.
Supermarket contracts and Brexit have been blamed for the lack of fruit and vegetables impacting British consumers.
A shortage of UK workers is hitting supermarket shelves in Wales.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
Spaces on Northern Ireland shelves only going to get worse, says food sector… Brexit and Covid crisis blamed for ‘perfect storm’ of driver shortages
02/09/2021
Gaps are appearing on supermarket shelves in Northern Ireland, including at our biggest grocer Tesco, as stores struggle to keep up deliveries amid a shortage of lorry drivers.
THE SNP have slammed the UK Government after reports suggest ministers are preparing to relax post-Brexit plans for border checks on EU imports due to fears of food scarcity.
‘You can’t interfere with a finely honed, 50-year legacy supply chain and expect it to all run smoothly on day one,’ says Lord Rose.
Brexit and Covid blamed for shortages.
Fresh fruit and vegetable items listed as out of stock on some grocers’ websites as government warns border issues will get worse before they get better.
Shoppers said basic fruit and vegetables were missing in supermarkets across the country.