Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – According to Minister of Agriculture Peter Hauk (CDU), the supply of food is secured in Baden-Württemberg. Hauk said on Thursday in Stuttgart: “The image of partly empty shelves increases this uncertainty and drives up hamster purchases.” However, these are by no means necessary. “Gaps in supermarkets are currently due to the tense situation in the logistics and transport sector.”
In the last few days, there have been more and more pictures showing gaps in flour and cooking oil in particular. Delays in delivery can only occur for individual products. However, there are usually always enough alternatives available. Panic buying put food supply chains under pressure in the short term, also given the limited cargo space available.
The trade association also sees no reason to panic. Managing Director Sabine Hagmann said: “There are no supply bottlenecks, there are currently only isolated distribution bottlenecks. The supply in Baden-Württemberg is secured.” If individual products, such as oil, are not available on the day of purchase, you can assume that you will receive them again the next time you shop.
However, the CDU politician Hauk expects prices to rise. “Of course, the war in Ukraine will have an impact on food prices in Germany. We’re already seeing that – not just in the intermediate trade, but also in consumer prices.” The causes lie not only in the price increases for agricultural commodities, but also in the increased energy costs along the entire value chain.
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