Queues at Dover and other ports will NOT be a problem

Does this country supply enough fresh produce to meet its demands?

MayBee70

Does this country supply enough fresh produce to meet its demands?

No, it doesn't. It certainly doesn't (and can't) supply exotic fruits like bananas (bendy or otherwise).

Very few people die of starvation in the Western world.
‘Don’t panic Mr. Mainwaring!’.

Whitewavemark2

GillT57

yes you are probably right Maizie, but don't take a cheque from him WWMk2.

Oh he’s rolling in it look at all the money that went into his company of which he is the sole director. I shall insist on some of those missing bank notes.

So that's where they went! Have you told the Bank of England?

Urmstongran

Very few people die of starvation in the Western world.
‘Don’t panic Mr. Mainwaring!’.

Yummy! We all love cabbage soup.

The UK hasn't been self-sufficient in food for centuries.

quizqueen

If you all supported this country and bought British goods, you wouldn't have to worry about buying foreign food items, will you?

There won't be much in the way of fresh food in the next few months - root veg, brassicas and apples and pears, if they've been stored. Problem is many English orchards have been grubbed up. Also, there might not be anybody to go out into the files to dig up the root veg or cut the sprouts and cabbages. Far too cold, wet and muddy. Plus, if there's a cold winter then a lot of veg will be ruined by the frost.

Has anybody ever eaten blue whiting or sand eels?

Dinahmo

quizqueen

If you all supported this country and bought British goods, you wouldn't have to worry about buying foreign food items, will you?

There won't be much in the way of fresh food in the next few months - root veg, brassicas and apples and pears, if they've been stored. Problem is many English orchards have been grubbed up. Also, there might not be anybody to go out into the files to dig up the root veg or cut the sprouts and cabbages. Far too cold, wet and muddy. Plus, if there's a cold winter then a lot of veg will be ruined by the frost.

That's why we have armies of immigrant workers. Oh, hang on ...

I don't know how many times it's been explained on this forum that the UK is not self sufficient in food and hasn't been since the 19th C (I think that 'centuries' is probably going a bit far, growstuff ) but there's always some bright spark that pops up to tell us to buy British..

Of course, if you've a quarter of an acre to spare you could always grow your own...

The UK was last self-sufficient in food in about 1750.

www.agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp/foodsci/4_paper_Colman.pdf

quizqueen

If you all supported this country and bought British goods, you wouldn't have to worry about buying foreign food items, will you?

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MaizieD

I don't know how many times it's been explained on this forum that the UK is not self sufficient in food and hasn't been since the 19th C (I think that 'centuries' is probably going a bit far, growstuff ) but there's always some bright spark that pops up to tell us to buy British..

Of course, if you've a quarter of an acre to spare you could always grow your own...

I’m self sufficient in spinach, I’ll barter some for some red peppers.

Oh and I also have surplus parsley if anyone has some tarragon to swop

I wonder how olives would grow in the UK.

You'll need olive oil to go with your spinach, Popeye.

I’ve bought extra for my store cupboard as I use gallons of the stuff?.

I'm OK for onions. It's the only thing the wildlife didn't eat in my veg patch!

My little olive tree never gets any further than flowering, growstuff, sorry..

MaizieD

I'm OK for onions. It's the only thing the wildlife didn't eat in my veg patch!

My little olive tree never gets any further than flowering, growstuff, sorry..

Do you need spinach?

I have one olive on my tree, a surplus of peppers along with sage, thyme and rosemary everything else has been pickled or par boiled them frozen.

GrannyGravy13

I have one olive on my tree, a surplus of peppers along with sage, thyme and rosemary everything else has been pickled or par boiled them frozen.

One olive isn’t going to make much oil.

I’ll swop peppers for spinach, but not until I need them on 23 January if that is ok?

I have bulk bought a certain brand of coffee because you have to have your priorities right and you never really know. In January we may be full of beans and very hungry.

Very kind of you, Wwmk2, but I don't like spinach.

(Mind you, come January I might have to force myself to like it...)

But you're welcome to a couple of onions...

And I've a fridge absolutely full of apples

Start stocking up on flour again-----it'll be a baking fest.

Another issue of course, is going to be the value of Sterling. If EU or other countries can get a much better price by selling to high value currencies- they will. Makes it easier for us to export- but you need stuff to export!