Where have all the flours gone?

[MrNoo]

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[britt]

Nelstrops Family Flour Millers | Exceptional Flour for Craft Bakers

Nelstrops Family Millers have been milling the finest flour for craft bakers and artisan bakeries for over 200 years. Our award-winning flours are used for all types of baking to deliver exceptional results every time. Fabulous flour for craft and specialty breads, cakes, pastries, biscuits and...

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After you've got it can you tell them that you are not paying the agreed price because although the original quality tests showed that it was to specification for some inexplicable reason it now isn't !

 

[JP1]

I thought we had plenty of wheat in store, and I thought we had our own mills in the UK - so why are the shelves continuously bare of flour? Any kind of flour? We seem to have everything else. My local Waitrose doesn't know when any will come in, but they occasionally get a bit, Tesco says May 11th - so there'll be a mile-long queue that day. I'm not ranting - just wondering why.

Not enough in small bags and I would guess some are not in a rush to re-bag so the price rises

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Some time last year I found Lidl had a pallet of 10kg bags of Atta flour out on the floor. I bought a bag to try and found it made a very satisfactory loaf despite it being meant for flatbread type baking. Unfortunately it seemed to be a one off 'cos I haven't found it again.

 

[TheTallGuy]

Some time last year I found Lidl had a pallet of 10kg bags of Atta flour out on the floor. I bought a bag to try and found it made a very satisfactory loaf despite it being meant for flatbread type baking. Unfortunately it seemed to be a one off 'cos I haven't found it again.

Local Tesco usually has big bags (5kg)of Atta on the shelf in the Asian aisle & occasionally 10kg ones too although hit & miss at the moment.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Local Tesco usually has big bags (5kg)of Atta on the shelf in the Asian aisle & occasionally 10kg ones too although hit & miss at the moment.

Thanks, I'll check that out next time.

 

[roscoe erf]

Don’t want to hijack the thread, but on a similar note, when I heard a local big dairy farm was letting milk into the slurry pit three days a week because of low demand due to covid, I thought maybe I would take my old milk tanker along, fill her up at the farm and park in town with a tap on the back!!!


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[Speedstar]

I thought we had plenty of wheat in store, and I thought we had our own mills in the UK - so why are the shelves continuously bare of flour? Any kind of flour? We seem to have everything else. My local Waitrose doesn't know when any will come in, but they occasionally get a bit, Tesco says May 11th - so there'll be a mile-long queue that day. I'm not ranting - just wondering why.

It is the bags that the floor goes in that is the problem, the paper mill is shut as they are all made in the same place .

 

[Johnnyboxer]

@Johnnyboxer which deli please?

Upstairs Downstairs in Thirsk, opp Lloyds Bank

Spelt and all bread flours etc

 

[Irish NZ]

Problem over here is they can't get hold of the bags because they were coming out of China. 10kg and 25kg bags have been available in supermarkets on and off. Always seem to miss out when they are available.

It does appear people have only just twiged that you can bake at home aswell....

 

[PostHarvest]

Problem is that in normal times, only 3 - 4% of flour is sold in small bags. The majority is delivered in bulk or in larger bags to commercial bakers. More packaging machines and small bags are needed to meet the current increased demand for home baking.

 

[Still Farming]

Wow - that's the way to sell it. Bag shortage? Bring your own.

The 2 carrier's, did???

 

[Lincs Lass]

Just done an early doors to morrisons ,,got fresh yeast from their in house bakery and they had both self raising and plain ,,that's me sorted for a long time.

 

[Chasingmytail]

got mine just as it started kicking off https://www.shipton-mill.com/

Gilchesters Organics

Gilchesters Organics

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Wessex Mill | Artisan flour milled in Wessex from local grain

We are proud to source our grain from local farmers, which is slowly milled to make our award-winning flours. Popular with home and professional bakers

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Its like anything we need to purchase more bulk bags. Messing about with 1kg bags is pointless but then you have to store it. Just proves how the old fashioned pantry worked and these silly little kitchen cupboards are naff.

 

[Still Farming]

Plenty around here in Wholesalers

 

[britt]

got mine just as it started kicking off https://www.shipton-mill.com/

Gilchesters Organics

Gilchesters Organics

gilchesters.com

Wessex Mill | Artisan flour milled in Wessex from local grain

We are proud to source our grain from local farmers, which is slowly milled to make our award-winning flours. Popular with home and professional bakers

www.wessexmill.co.uk

Its like anything we need to purchase more bulk bags. Messing about with 1kg bags is pointless but then you have to store it. Just proves how the old fashioned pantry worked and these silly little kitchen cupboards are naff.

16kg from Nelstops as posted above £15.50 that's 96p/kg. Wife got 1.5kg from Morrisons £1.00 that's 66p/kg.

 

[Still Farming]

16kg from Nelstops as posted above £15.50 that's 96p/kg. Wife got 1.5kg from Morrisons £1.00 that's 66p/kg.

When needs be?

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

16kg from Nelstops as posted above £15.50 that's 96p/kg. Wife got 1.5kg from Morrisons £1.00 that's 66p/kg.

Probably the reason why the bagging line isn't running 24/7, because the price is screwed down so low, it would be uneconomic.