Britain is scheduled to leave the EU in less than a month, on March 29, but its departure terms are still unknown. U.K. officials and companies have been sending out warnings and stockpiling supplies
Melvin Burton holds up stored provisions in his garden shed in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, on March 1, 2019.For almost as long as Britain and the European Union have been wrangling over Brexit, Melvin Burton has been preparing for a bumpy landing.
U.K. officials and companies have been bracing for potential trade disruption by stockpiling everything from ice cream and chocolate cookies to medicines and body bags. But the government still warned this week that British people and businesses are unprepared for the shock of a “no-deal” exit. The government says there will be severe disruption to freight across the English Channel and “reduced availability and choice of products,” especially fresh fruit and vegetables, if Britain leaves the EU on March 29 without a divorce deal. And it has warned that “there is a risk that consumer behaviour could exacerbate, or create, shortages in this scenario.”
“By sowing something each month, you can harvest something each month,” said Arrigo, who runs his family’s business, Seeds of Italy. “And that means that you’ve got a supply of fresh vegetables to feed your family in case there’s any interruption in supplies.”
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