While sunflower oil is scarce in this country, it is even available in Sweden. And then the oil there also comes from Germany. Many consumers are outraged.
Munich – If you cook a lot and especially fry, you naturally need oil. Sunflower oil is particularly popular for this purpose, as it is usually particularly cheap. But since the beginning of Ukraine War exactly this cooking oil became liquid gold. Because Ukraine is one of the largest sunflower oil suppliers. Due to the war, however, the harvest this year is likely to be manageable. These reports led to rising prices and panic buying in German supermarkets – until the shelves were empty.
Sunflower Oil: Other countries do not face shortages
It is now almost a miracle when you discover a bottle of the coveted oil in the supermarket. However, should you be so lucky, a look at the price tag should quickly spoil your joy. Because of the scarcity, the price also increased extremely. The strange thing: Only Germany seems to have this problem. In countries like the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Croatia, Denmark and many more, however, there is no oil shortage in sight.
But the most absurd network find shared several Twitter users. Sunflower oil was on sale at the Swedish department store Öob last week. So far so good. But according to the label, the corresponding oil of the “Brölio” brand comes from Germany. And indeed, the manufacturing company called “Brökelmann + Co – Oelmühle GmbH + Co” comes from Hamm near Dortmund.
#sunfloweroil Net find, in Sweden you probably have enough even from ???????? We are being fooled ???? pic.twitter.com/u9ATdr6EjZ
— Helldog68 (@helldog68) April 3, 2022
Sunflower oil scandal? “You’re kidding yourself”
Now the excitement is great. Many users wonder why in Sweden German sunflower oil can be bought en masse, while here the shelves are empty. A Twitter user has a very simple explanation for this: “They probably don’t run like crazy and buy everything empty like we do.”
Another user put it even more drastically: “We’re being fooled.” But there is also prompt headwind for this statement. “We’re not being fooled, you’re fooling yourself. For me, one liter of sunflower oil is enough for a year. I last bought some in October of last year, so I’m not considering buying a liter again until October. Anything else is stupid selfish behavior.” a user grumbles about the hamster buyers. (ph)
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