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First it was toilet rolls then it was eggs and now it is flour
Missus just got back from 4 supermarkets, couldn't find a bag anywhere
Anyone found any in the last week?
Missus just got back from 4 supermarkets, couldn't find a bag anywhere
Anyone found any in the last week?
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Can't say that I had noticed a shortage of flour, but have noticed that rice and pasta continue to be missing from the shelves.
So much for the resilient supply chain.
On the bright side, I have witnessed a mass outbreak of daffodils and other flowers sprouting from the ground.
So much for the resilient supply chain.
On the bright side, I have witnessed a mass outbreak of daffodils and other flowers sprouting from the ground.
I think the flour making factories have ground to a halt
I've also struggled to find Christmas crackers, searched high and low.
I have a 1.5kg bag of strong white bread flour.I will consider offers in excess of £30
I can take card payments
Offer expires soon
I can take card payments
Offer expires soon
Can I have half a kilo for a fiver and a solid tip for this afternoons virtual Grand National ?
No
Don't do it.Betting on cartoon racing is the road to ruin.
Don't do it.Betting on cartoon racing is the road to ruin.
fLOUR IS AWASH IN THE
bakeries
Closed by the government
bakeries
Closed by the government
aye, mrs m made some buns yesterday, cookies day before , and making pizza dough today.
sainsbury local, and iceland did have it.
sainsbury local, and iceland did have it.
It's to do with a lack of packaging not a lack of flour
The UK is self sufficient in flour
The manufacturers of the packaging can't keep up with the extra demand
The UK is self sufficient in flour
The manufacturers of the packaging can't keep up with the extra demand
The UK is self-sufficient in flour, producing about 90,000t every week. Yet many people are experiencing shortages in supermarkets and shops.
The National Association of British & Irish Millers (NABIM) – the trade association for UK flour millers – regarding the current shortages of flour in supermarkets and shops warned production for retail was limited by bagging capacity.
Unprecedented demand
Alex Waugh, director-general of NABIM, said: “To understand why this should be the case, it may be useful to offer an overview of how the industry operates on a typical, day-to-day basis.
“Most UK flour is produced in bulk and delivered either in tankers or in 16kg or 25kg bags to bakeries and other food manufacturers.
“Ordinarily, consumers purchase about 3,000t of flour a week in the shops – equivalent to two million 1.5kg bags. On average, each of the 27.5 million households in the UK buys a bag of flour every 14 weeks.”
Milling 24-hours-a-day
However, since the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, both regular bulk buyers and consumers have been purchasing much more than normal.
“Inevitably, existing stocks have been quickly used up and many households have been unable to buy,” Waugh said.
“The equivalent of three and a half million to four million bags have been produced weekly by running packing lines at maximum capacity.
“However, production is limited by the capacity to pack small bags, so even this is only sufficient for 15% of households to buy a bag of flour per week.
“Supplies of commercial flour are typically delivered either in larger bags or tankers and are, therefore, not subject to the same limitations.”
Waugh explained that one option is for retailers and wholesalers to stock larger bags of flour, which might be suited to more regular home-bakers.
“This would require a change in shopping patterns, however,” he said. “Otherwise, it will be a question of time before the surge in demand reduces enough for this enhanced level of production to meet requirements and allow stock levels to be rebuilt.”
The National Association of British & Irish Millers (NABIM) – the trade association for UK flour millers – regarding the current shortages of flour in supermarkets and shops warned production for retail was limited by bagging capacity.
Unprecedented demand
Alex Waugh, director-general of NABIM, said: “To understand why this should be the case, it may be useful to offer an overview of how the industry operates on a typical, day-to-day basis.
“Most UK flour is produced in bulk and delivered either in tankers or in 16kg or 25kg bags to bakeries and other food manufacturers.
“Ordinarily, consumers purchase about 3,000t of flour a week in the shops – equivalent to two million 1.5kg bags. On average, each of the 27.5 million households in the UK buys a bag of flour every 14 weeks.”
Milling 24-hours-a-day
However, since the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, both regular bulk buyers and consumers have been purchasing much more than normal.
“Inevitably, existing stocks have been quickly used up and many households have been unable to buy,” Waugh said.
“The equivalent of three and a half million to four million bags have been produced weekly by running packing lines at maximum capacity.
“However, production is limited by the capacity to pack small bags, so even this is only sufficient for 15% of households to buy a bag of flour per week.
“Supplies of commercial flour are typically delivered either in larger bags or tankers and are, therefore, not subject to the same limitations.”
Waugh explained that one option is for retailers and wholesalers to stock larger bags of flour, which might be suited to more regular home-bakers.
“This would require a change in shopping patterns, however,” he said. “Otherwise, it will be a question of time before the surge in demand reduces enough for this enhanced level of production to meet requirements and allow stock levels to be rebuilt.”
Not something I normally buy. Stockpiling flour? I don't get it! 
Are there that many people baking their own bread these days? Still, better a shortage of something non-essential than than bog roll which people need.
Are there that many people baking their own bread these days? Still, better a shortage of something non-essential than than bog roll which people need.
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