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Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security
(www.theguardian.com)
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If milk disappears. You will wake up to us old tea drinking zombies trying to eat brains.
Just a warning.
Tea with real milk is still one of the most popular drinks in the UK. Just not for youngsters.
Milk alternatives are still low sales compared to real milk. Even as popular as they have grown.
Edit: I'll add. We actually import the majority of cheese from Ireland. We do make our own. But milk is the main product of UK diaries. As it is still cheaper to transport shorter distance then any secondary dairy products. Cheese butter etc. so supermarkets tend to stay as local as possible for such short storage projects.
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Sure alternatives are less popular but if cows milk goes up in price then it makes alternatives more appealing.
I don't see running out being a likely risk tbh.
Agreed. Running out wise.
But the taste of the alternatives is simply not milk. Many find alternatives unpleasent. So their will always be a demand.
But yeah that demand is currently artificially high due to low pricing by supermarkets/delivery competition.
The whole thing is making things hard for dairy farms. Not just staffing that is more to do with the pricing.
But the whole supermarkets avoiding uK providers for cheese etc.
Oh no my milk tastes different is hardly a food security issue
Simple lack of a regular supply is a food security issue.
It has to be replaced and ensuring the alternative exist is an issue that takes land and effort.
At a time when farms harvest have failed. Alternatives also have issues.
Stop looking for reasons not to care.
You clearly lack any understanding of food supply.
It takes 4 to 6 months to grow a new crop. Not to mention free growing land is hardly available.
Add to that a couple of years to expand current production facilities. No a huge source of current protine is in no way instantly replaceable with plant milk.
Historically yes taste has negative affects on citizens health. Look at WW2 war history of trying to force replace products in the past. You cannot force folks to consume things they dislike health is lost historically. Even in a war setting it has issues.
It takes huge time and investment and yes societies health is seriously effected by refusal to accept the replacement.
Your attitude seems childish in many ways. Based entirely on your own perceived importance of a high Y used product. With no understating of what is involved in actually replacing such products. Or what happens to non milked cows if dairly farms fail.
I have no issue with blaming those responsible. But yes any lose of a hugely used food source is a seriose issue.