Limit per customer
Aldi Süd is rationing the sale of cooking oil because of the Ukraine war
Because of the war in Ukraine, cooking oil had already become more expensive. Aldi Süd is now limiting the delivery of goods per customer.
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Ukraine exports important raw materials for the production of various foods, including to Germany. Because of the devastating war of aggression on the country, these supply chains are now breaking.
This article first appeared on RTL.de
“Only one pack per household”: We were familiar with such inscriptions in supermarkets, especially in times of the corona pandemic, on toilet paper, pasta, flour and the like. But food rationing is now appearing again in supermarkets. The reason for this is the war in Ukraine. Because that’s where some important groceries usually come from, which can currently only be delivered to a limited extent due to the critical situation on site.
Sunflowers, rapeseed, linseed and soya – these are all important raw materials that come to Germany primarily from the Ukraine. At first “only” the prices went up, but now some supermarkets are already having to take tougher measures. Because, as many may have already noticed, the shelves of sunflower and rapeseed oil in particular are more and more often completely empty.
Less goods because of the Ukraine war: Other products are also affected
The discounter Aldi Süd is therefore limiting the sale of oil from its own brand “Bellasan” to four bottles per customer. This is reported by the Lebensmittel Zeitung (LZ). If things continue like this, other supermarkets could also follow Aldi’s example.
If not a limit per customer, there will definitely be higher prices for cooking oil. According to research by the online magazine Chip.de, cooking oil currently costs at least 1.80 euros. For comparison: last year cheap oil was available for less than one euro.
There are also shortages of other foods
There could also be higher prices and possibly further rationing for other foods. For example, with pasta, rice, jam, chocolate and mustard. Because here, too, the basic products for the production of food – such as wheat, mustard seed, rapeseed and soya – come from the Ukraine.
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German industry associations warn that deliveries from Ukraine can hardly be replaced by another country.
In addition to the tense situation in Ukraine, there are other reasons that are currently affecting the deliveries of certain products: crop failures, staff shortages due to Corona or the increased production costs due to high energy prices.
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