How Big is Your No Deal Brexit Food Stash?

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I was talking to someone who holds a fairly senior position in food logistics the other day and they were telling me that it will be a car crash (in food supply terms) if there is no deal agreed by the end of the year. Apparently the only port in the whole of Europe that is properly prepared is Rotterdam, as it handles so much customs traffic already that preparing for the extra work wasn't too much of a stretch. This disruption will apply to the UK and the ROI equally, apparently.

So, do you have a food stockpile in place?, or will you have to queue with the great unwashed?. If you do have a stockpile, how long will it last you?. Weeks?, months?. Or are you a hardcore survivalist, ready for the zombie apocalypse, petrol generators and rainwater filters at the ready, with enough to feed you for the next decade?.

I will confess to having had a stash since last November, which amounts to about 2 months worth of food, if I am sensible. I could very easily lapse into buying armoured vehicles and all kinds of other survivalist paraphernalia though, so realise I am probably not the best indicator of how normal people are behaving.
 
Well we have eggs. Plenty of veg in garden and summer stuff in freezer. Just had tray of beef, half a pig and whole lamb from our neighbour. That should last a good few months, and then we can order more. Have a few months worth of tea bags as they were on special offer at the supermarket. Ditto flour. But haven't been stockpiling as such.
 
Yes similarly. Had two sheep killed and butchered and eggs on demand. I do not subscribe to the food warnings melodrama. But, horror of horrors, I do not have several months of toilet paper stashed away.
 
Hen-Gen said:
Yes similarly. Had two sheep killed and butchered and eggs on demand. I do not subscribe to the food warnings melodrama. But, horror of horrors, I do not have several months of toilet paper stashed away.
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Oh no! Quick, you better rush out and buy thousands of rolls....! :-)10

I always have a good store cupboard in, especially in Winter, because I don't like driving on icy or snowy roads. Not that we generally get much of either, but it HAS happened a couple of times. During "The Beast from the East" snow storm, I couldn't even get to my front gate.

On the Brexit front, I guess we will have to see how it goes. I do know that there are several ferry crossings (and they've all been increased) directly between ROI and mainland Europe.

What I don't understand is, how was this situation allowed to happen in Britain, again?? I was reading one time about WWII and rationing etc. and it said that before WWII, something like 80 to 90% of Britain's food was imported, and it took such a huge effort to bring farmland back into food production. I suppose it's because of the consumer demand for ever cheaper food, and those lazy, selfish farmers who insist on not living in poverty anymore.....! I know I've mentioned it before, but it really is up to every one of us to support local growers and farmers. And to bring pressure on the large supermarket chains not to keep undercutting local growers and farmers, by importing produce from Africa and selling it at 1/3 of the price of home grown.
 
I have stockpiled a few essentials that went out of supply fast in the first lockdown - bread flour, yeast etc. And have just stocked up on chicken food. I’ve been quietly re-ordering my regular repeat prescriptions, (all 7 of them) in advance a bit before I need them and now have a spare months worth of each in a box as they often go out of stock at the best of times. Unfortunately I’ve just started a second drug for blood pressure control, which is good and no side effects so far, but haven’t had time to sneakily build up a stock yet!
 
I dont have a problem with import/export as long as the full cost of doing it is in the price. I heard something about palm oil having an environmental levy likely to be put on (or something like that.) Fuel as well - I'm sure someone must have calculated the actual price of a barrel of oil if the results of using it are accounted for. It is going that way, I think, it has to - everyone is realising (developing countries alike) that whatever form growth takes, its not going to look like it did in the past.
We've purposely not stockpiled anything all the way through - kind of take a rebellious pleasure in it! Its different if you live out of town though, and tend to buy in bulk anyway.
 
I've just been adding the odd extra to my home delivery - a bag of rice here, a bag of flour there. Our baking ingredients cupboard is full and we have plenty of tins and jars - pasta sauce, kidney beans etc. Quite a lot of cat food and hen food too. Full freezer. Loo roll mountain. Eggs of course. Also have winter veg in the new polycrub. Like Marigold I have accrued extras of my medication, particularly inhalers. I think we're good for about 3 months.
 
... Anyway, yes. I will be queuing in solidarity with the great unwashed! If the servers dont go down I'll post a picture ;)
 
Cat food will probably be my biggest problem but at least apart from cat biscuits none of the four eat the same thing so hopefully they won't all be affected at the same time!
 
dianefairhall said:
I buy my cat food from Amazon now, Margaid because they deliver free to the island. I've just bought an 8 kg bag of Royal Canin Light so that should last ages.
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I order cat food and litter from Zooplus. But I have a feeling they may be in Germany or somewhere, because sometimes the bags of dry food are printed in German. Of course, their deliveries may be affected, because I have a feeling they go through Britain. I'm assuming they (or the couriers) will reroute.
 
I sometimes buy online, especially the Royal Canin dried food bu I do like to support the local shops if I can. The problem there is that they can often be out stock of what I want. A lot of Zooplus stuff comes from Germany - I don' know where the production lines are but one of the brands in German packaging has a higher proportion of gravy to meat than the same product bought locally. Buying in bulk for four cats hits the credit card quite hard and it's beginning to look as though a fifth cat wants to join in. Think she may be from the local farm - definitely hungry but as she's eating the "leftover" that's OK!
 
We buy our cat food from Amazon too, just bought 7.5kg of Applaws, which is the same as Encore but at any given time the price and availability of the two changes so we buy accordingly. We used to get everything from Zooplus, but now just get their litter as Amazon was cheaper on the food more often than not. Apparently Zooplus are Munich based.

rick said:
... Anyway, yes. I will be queuing in solidarity with the great unwashed! If the servers dont go down I'll post a picture ;)
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Just take a scent bottle with you Rick and spray it liberally, you'll be ok. Hopefully your rebelliousness won't lead to emptybelliousness :lol:

Not funny?, oh alright, I'll get me coat :cry:
 
The people running Tesco have clearly been reading this thread and feel envious.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55246703
 
dinosaw said:
Just take a scent bottle with you Rick and spray it liberally, you'll be ok. Hopefully your rebelliousness won't lead to emptybelliousness :lol:
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It's funny!
Mind you, me losing some weight would be a good idea!
 
I'm just as happy eating British brie as the French stuff. Ditto goats' cheese, sparkling wine (Chapeldown vintage fizz is better than champagne anyway & comes from Kent).

Am I the only one who remembers the "Buy British " campaign from the 1970s? I think it's high time that it started up again...
 
Icemaiden said:
I'm just as happy eating British brie as the French stuff. Ditto goats' cheese, sparkling wine (Chapeldown vintage fizz is better than champagne anyway & comes from Kent).

Am I the only one who remembers the "Buy British " campaign from the 1970s? I think it's high time that it started up again...
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Exactly. Cenarth cheese makes gorgeous soft cheeses (amongst others) then add all the other British cheeses so why need French cheese?
I get cross when I know there are excellent British products but the supermarkets force me into buying foreign stuff because the big ones still want everything standardised. Fortunately my local independently owned supermarket sells a lot of local produce, and sells vegetables and fruit loose - they know their customer base!

Did you see the Australian girl who made her prom dress out of 1400 mango seeds dried and split to highlight the tonnes of mangoes they waste because they don't meet the supermarket specification?
 
I like my cheese but my favourites are Yorkshire ones - Wensleydale, Coverdale, Fountains Gold. I have to buy them online because we only have Co-op and Tesco here and neither are very imaginative. I was reading earlier that we IMPORT cheddar from the EU! Why would we do that?
 
Completely with you on Wensleydale and I have to buy it online as well.
I suspect the reason that Tesco doesn’t sell it is because no-one buys it.
In the past year Shetlands two finest eateries have closed. No danger of the fish and chip shops closing. But ask for plaice or cod and they think your mad. It’s haddock or nothing!
 
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