Strawberry shortages during Wimbledon fortnight

Strawberry shortages during Wimbledon fortnight
The Wimbledon tennis tournament, which ended last weekend, is synonymous with strawberries and cream. However, this year, the UK faced a significant shortage of British strawberries during the peak sales […]
Mon 17/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

UK’s labour shortage due to systemic problems

The UK’s main business organisation the CBI warned on 6th September that UK businesses should expect two years of labour shortages. Atul Kariya, a partner at accountancy network MHA, believes […]
Mon 25/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

New Zealand’s apple harvest hit by labour shortage

New Zealand’s apple harvest hit by labour shortage
New Zealand’s apple production and exports are forecast to rise in marketing year 2021/22 (January 2022-December 2022), but remain far below levels previously expected as a result of continued shortages […]
Tue 24/05/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

US trucker shortage deepens

US trucker shortage deepens
The US transport sector reports that vaccine mandates have intensified a long-term shortage of truckers in the United States. Website Producer reports Jon Eisen of American Trucking Associations as saying: […]
Tue 22/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

UK fruit producers facing labour shortage

UK fruit producers facing labour shortage
Some 90,000 workers are needed this summer on UK farms. Nevertheless, there is a real danger that the UK’s fruit producers will not have sufficient workers to harvest the bumper […]
Mon 28/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

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