It is reported that the British are reducing their spending on fruits, vegetables, meat and eggs due to rising prices and rising cost of living. Researchers say fruits and vegetables are gradually becoming "luxury goods" on the British dining table.
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British people reduce consumption
Fruits such as strawberries and melons become "luxury goods"
British data analysis company YouGov Survey Direct A survey of 2,000 British people showed that among people with annual incomes of less than 20,000 pounds (about 162,000 yuan), almost half of them admitted that they "had to reduce" meat and fish consumption, while about one-third reduced their consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Even the wealthy class with annual income of more than 60,000 pounds (about 487,000 yuan) said they have restricted their consumption of some fresh agricultural products.
General Manager of Fruco, an independent UK fresh product importer and distributor, said, "Fruits have become a luxury." Mark Tart, co-owner of George Perry, a British fruit and vegetable wholesaler, founded in 1870, also agreed with this view. "In supermarkets, 3 pounds (about 24.3 yuan) is only enough to buy a box of strawberries, but it is enough to buy a lot of cans of beans."
George Perry's survey data shows that British families are reducing weekly fruit consumption, especially expensive fruits such as strawberries and melons.
Vegetable sales decline
One-third of primary school students eat less than one serving of vegetables every day
UK public medical system NHS recommends that children under the age of 18 should eat at least 5 servings of various fruits and vegetables every day. Nowadays, almost one-third of primary school students eat less than a serving of vegetables every day.
The amount of vegetable purchases in the UK in the first half of 2022 decreased by 11% compared with in the same period in 2021. Sales of coriander, sweet potato and rhizome vegetables fell by about one-fifth, while sales of zucchini , frozen peas, mushrooms, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli also fell.
According to a report released by the British charity Food Foundation, almost one-third of families with children have chosen to reduce the amount of food purchased, while more than one-third of families have chosen to reduce the quality requirements for food. Among those who barely afford food and groceries, more than half (58%) choose to buy less fruit, and almost half (48%) choose to buy less vegetables. "Vegetables are no longer a necessity on people's food purchase list, because people have to make difficult choices between food they can afford, and they didn't need to do it before." The charity believes that the reduced demand for meat, eggs, fish, fruits and vegetables will allow British people to develop permanent new consumption habits. Meanwhile, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine believes that this has a serious impact on the health of the UK population.
According to a survey by NielsenIQ, the proportion of soft drinks , frozen desserts, potato chips and snacks in the UK has increased slightly in the past 12 months, but the proportion of fresh products, meat and fish has decreased slightly. Pasta, canned food, beer and wine purchases remain the same.
The current consumption model in the UK is similar to that during the 2008 financial crisis. At that time, an analysis by the British think tank Institute for Finance (IFS) said that British families would choose to eat less healthy processed foods rather than fruits and vegetables.
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