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Business leaders in the fish and chips business have called on the British government to provide "long-term strategy"To confront the food shortage crisis, they warned of the danger of closing a third of chip shops potato in the country.
The National Fish Frying Federation (NFFF) says the four main ingredients of a meal are: fish The traditional potato in Britain "Heavily affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, stores are forced to change menus, increase prices, or in the worst cases close their doors.".
He added that 50 percent of the oil used by stores fish The British potato comes from Ukrainenoting that the prices of alternatives, such as rapeseed oil and palm oil, also rose.
He noted that up to 40 percent of cod and haddock comes from Russiahighlighting that "Britain’s sanctions on Russian whitefish will make these supplies even scarcer".
The source also recorded a doubling in prices Fertilisers And the flour used in fish mixtures, which comes mainly from Russia.
He concluded by saying: "As a result of all this, there is a global shortage of key ingredients, which means higher costs, and dwindling profit margins".
A spokesperson responded British government on these concerns, by saying that "Conversations with these agencies about the pressures they face continue"to find solutions to one of the favorite meals of the British.
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Leading businessmen in the field of fish and chips called on the British government to present a “long-term strategy” to confront the food shortage crisis, warning of the risk of closing a third of chip shops. potato in the country.
The National Fish Frying Federation (NFFF) says the four main ingredients of a meal are: fish And traditional potatoes in Britain “are heavily affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, forcing stores to change menus, increase prices, or in the worst cases close their doors.”
He added that 50 percent of the oil used by stores fish The British potato comes from Ukrainenoting that the prices of alternatives, such as rapeseed oil and palm oil, also rose.
He noted that up to 40 percent of cod and haddock comes from RussiaNoting that “Britain’s sanctions on Russian whitefish will make these supplies even more scarce.”
The source also recorded a doubling in prices Fertilisers And the flour used in fish mixtures, which comes mainly from Russia.
He concluded by saying, “As a result of all this, there is a global shortage of key ingredients, which means higher costs, and diminished profit margins.”
A spokesperson responded British government He addressed these concerns, by saying that “conversations with these bodies about the pressures they face are continuing”, to find solutions to one of the British favorites.