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The former head of the British Food Federation, Ian Wright, stressed that his country's government is not fully aware of the frightening effects of the Ukraine crisis, warning that Britain will not be able to face huge rises in food prices and shortages of basic commodities in the near future.
Wright told The Independent: "I don't think the British government is fully aware of the implications of everything that is happening as things can become very frightening with skyrocketing prices and the consequent food poverty because people are unable to obtain the food needed to continue to live in a normal way. “.
Wright warned that the British government did not have an appropriate plan to confront a "frightening" future of disruption to food supplies, stressing that "this matter is greater than the energy crisis."
Wright noted that there is a group of food industry stakeholders in Britain who believe that this issue "now requires a greater amount of urgent action and focus on the part of the government in London in order to ensure that the country gets the food it needs."
So far, in Britain, the use of cooking oil, which is used in making potato chips, ready-made meals, biscuits and mayonnaise, has been rationalized, at a time when the high prices of fertilizers and fodder have affected local agricultural production.
In a related context, these concerns have also resonated with the British Farmers Association and the Food Redistribution Organization (Fair Share), which accuses the British government of allowing about two million tons of edible food to be wasted every year.
Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is under pressure to boost production of locally grown food by protecting farm prices, while Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned last week of the horrific repercussions of the Ukraine crisis. worse.”
Britain recently witnessed a record rise in food prices, reaching a 13-year high, while inflation in British stores rose to 7 percent, a reflection of the rising costs of energy, fertilizers, fuel and animal feed transported through supply chains in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
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