Food inports.

[sheep boy 3000]

While enjoying an easy Sunday morning reading the lable from ASDA onions I was surprised to see that they were from New Zealand.
For those that dont know, you would be doing well to get much further away from Britain.
A google search on transporting onions shows that they need transported at 0'c in a well ventilated environment. Fuel to transport it and fuel to cool it.
When we are under so much environmentally nonsensical guilt tripping (which is all our fault for farming) why is this allowed when they could be grown much closer to home? I thought the environment was 5 years off not recovering 10 years ago?
It raises a second question.
Why are supermarkets allowed to reject vegetables because they are not the correct size or a carrot with a bend in it?
I really like white cabbage, butter and pepper and you dont need much else on the plate. We got one from Morrisons yesterday that was closer to the size of a cricket ball rather than a small football that they used to be.
Whats going on, is there a risk of food shortage or are we being too picky?

 

[Hilly]

While enjoying an easy Sunday morning reading the lable from ASDA onions I was surprised to see that they were from New Zealand.
For those that dont know, you would be doing well to get much further away from Britain.
A google search on transporting onions shows that they need transported at 0'c in a well ventilated environment. Fuel to transport it and fuel to cool it.
When we are under so much environmentally nonsensical guilt tripping (which is all our fault for farming) why is this allowed when they could be grown much closer to home? I thought the environment was 5 years off not recovering 10 years ago?
It raises a second question.
Why are supermarkets allowed to reject vegetables because they are not the correct size or a carrot with a bend in it?
I really like white cabbage, butter and pepper and you dont need much else on the plate. We got one from Morrisons yesterday that was closer to the size of a cricket ball rather than a small football that they used to be.
Whats going on, is there a risk of food shortage or are we being too picky?

Globalism aint it ….

 

[Bury the Trash]

or centralisation ? both i guess..

 

[delilah]

More to the point, WTF are you doing buying your onions in ASDA ? Muppet.

edit: Just read the rest of your post. Morrissons too. Double Muppet. Give us your post code, will point you to some alternative onion sellers. No wonder the fruit and veg job is f@cked when farmers don't give a stuff.

 

[sheep boy 3000]

I dont use ASDA myself, im not keen on the shop. She bought them one day.
Morrisons is the one I prefer, TESCO because it is easy to get to or the COOP because its in the village.
I never understood Sainsbury's, it is expensive for the sake of being expensive

 

[delilah]

I dont use ASDA myself, im not keen on the shop. She bought them one day.
Morrisons is the one I prefer, TESCO because it is easy to get to or the COOP because its in the village.
I never understood Sainsbury's, it is expensive for the sake of being expensive

That's a Full House Muppet. And who's she, the cat's Mother ? Postcode ? Because you clearly need help.

 

[sheep boy 3000]

Once you are able to read properly and buy your own trousers Delilah perhaps you would take in my original post.
It was the silliness of onions being imported from the opposite side of the world while we are under so many environmental constraints.
It doesn't matter which supermarkets you use, it is the same across the board ( you missed at least 4 others for a full house by the way).
In an ideal world we would have time to take to the high street and visit the butchers, bakers and candle stick makers but it is not an ideal world.
Have you tried writing to your MP about the demise of growers, or is it easier to try and be clever with insults? Put up or be quiet.

 

[delilah]

Once you are able to read properly and buy your own trousers Delilah perhaps you would take in my original post.
It was the silliness of onions being imported from the opposite side of the world while we are under so many environmental constraints.
It doesn't matter which supermarkets you use, it is the same across the board ( you missed at least 4 others for a full house by the way).
In an ideal world we would have time to take to the high street and visit the butchers, bakers and candle stick makers but it is not an ideal world.
Have you tried writing to your MP about the demise of growers, or is it easier to try and be clever with insults? Put up or be quiet.

Fair. More constructively then:

How many businesses do you think grow carrots for Tesco ? It's less than 4. It will be pretty much the same for Asda and their onions. The point being, yes, you are correct that fossil fuel use/food miles is an issue, but it is only part of the story. The cartel could bring their onion production home tomorrow, yet under the current structure of our food system it would bring zero benefit to the vast majority of businesses posting on here. As a sheep meat producer, you may think that consolidation in the veg sector this isn't of relevance to you. You need to think harder.

On your final point, yes I do plenty thanks. You may find the attached of use, it backs up your initial point on fossil fuel use in transportation and refrigeration.

You really should look to your shopping habits though; it's gross hypocrisy to bellyache about a problem whilst being a part of that problem. As said, happy to assist you with alternatives to the cartel.

 

[Chae1]

I'd some lovely food in the port of Tilbury, highly recommend the cafe opposite Agriprem building.

 

[livestock 1]

The net zero rubbish isn’t counted until whatever we are importing arrives here
That sort of makes a mockery of what you are describing
Similar false calculations are made for importing coal from Australia and Venezuela here