Calais crisis 'set to cause food shortages'

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Calais crisis 'set to cause food shortages'
Imported goods fail to get through

By Emma Woollacott, Jul 8, 2015
Updated: July 8, 2015 9:21 AM
British supermarkets could start running out of imported foods as the migrant crisis and strikes at Calais combine to cause transport chaos.

Striking MyFerryLink workers have been blocking access to the Channel Tunnel, already subject to closures thanks to the large number of migrants attempting to make it through.

As a result, supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables may be starting to run short - and prices could be set to rise.

According to a report in the Express, one of the first casualties is the cucumber - vital for Pimms during the Wimbledon fortnight.

"I always do my family shop at Lidl and I look out for special offers every week to make ends meet. On Saturday they were running an offer of cucumbers for 29p which I thought was fantastic as it's a staple for my kids," shopper Greg Sanderson tells the paper.

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