Delivery bottlenecks at Aldi, Lidl, Rewe & Co. - honey could also become scarce soon

Created: 03/29/2022, 04:45 am

By: Fee Halberstadt

Groceries such as oil, pasta and flour are difficult to obtain as a result of the Ukraine war.

Now another product is threatened by delivery bottlenecks.

Kassel – The war in Ukraine is also having a negative impact on the food market in Germany.

Already several products are harder to get than usual.

Flour, sunflower oil, pasta and mustard are already in short supply – as a result of the Ukraine conflict*.

For example, 80 percent of the grains used to make mustard come from Ukraine and Russia.

But it will probably not stay that way, because numerous other products come mainly from these countries.

Now honey is no longer available in large quantities at Aldi*, Lidl* and Co.

Rewe* and Edeka* can also be affected by the delivery bottlenecks.

Some groceries are becoming scarce at Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Edeka: imports from Ukraine

According to data from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, 29,200 tons of honey were produced in Germany in 2020.

Around 87,800 tons were imported.

Ukraine and Mexico were the main countries of origin.

According to the association, which represents honey importers and bottlers, around 15,000 tons of honey are imported from Ukraine every year.

This corresponds to about 16 percent of the total import volume in Germany.

Due to the Ukraine war, honey can no longer be imported from Ukraine and Russia - which is why the popular spread could soon become scarce in German supermarkets.

(Iconic image) © Friso Gentsch/dpa

Delivery bottlenecks at Aldi, Lidl and Co.: Other groceries are becoming scarce

Experts fear that honey could soon become scarce in supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl.

Trade routes are blocked and Ukraine is the most important supplier of honey.

That's what Christina Hüsing, specialist at the Honey Association, says on Thursday (03/24/2022) of the German Press Agency.

Deliveries from the Ukraine, which were already announced, are not coming due to the war.

It's not certain if any can happen again.

If so, the timing for this remains uncertain for the time being.

"The lack of honey from Ukraine cannot be adequately compensated by other countries in the short term," says their website.

It is unclear what exactly will happen after that.

However, it is clear that a shortage will also lead to rising prices for honey in the supermarket.

However, it would be difficult to estimate how many more consumers might have to go to Aldi or Lidl for the sweet spread in the future.

"But I don't think that honey will be twice as expensive," says Hüsling.

(fh/dpa)