1.2.1 Supply Stories

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Articles

  1. UK heatwave: Some food supplies could be hit, warn farmers (11 Aug 23)

    2. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-62505587

  2. Bad weather stops farmers from shearing sheep (08 Aug 23)

    3. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyrm4k21y01o

  3. Wiltshire farmer 'heartbroken' as weather hits wheat crop (08 Aug 23)

    4. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-66439770

  4. Pick-your-own strawberry growers warn of disappointing year (10 Jul 23)

    5. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-66132271

  5. BBC News - Peru’s ‘fast and furious’ blueberry boom (27 Apr 23)

    6. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65190673

  6. Food prices could fall as fertiliser cost drops, say Norfolk businesses (07 Mar 23)

    7. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-64867241

  7. Lidl limits sales of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers (27 Feb 23)

    8. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64785676

  8. Why is there a shortage of tomatoes and other fruit and vegetables in the UK? (24 Feb 23)

    9. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64718826

  9. Asda and Morrisons limit sales of some fruit and vegetables (22 Feb 23)

    10. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64718823

  10. UK aims to double US gas imports under new deal (08 Dec 22)

    11. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63885968

    Explanation: The UK will now import more Liquid National Gas (LNG) from the USA in order to drive down energy prices. Clearly an issue of increasing supply in the market.

  11. UK sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farming union (06 Dec 22)

    12. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63864786

  12. Egg shortages: What's causing the problem and how long will it last? (30 Nov 22)

    13. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-63778665

  13. Jaguar Land Rover cuts output at UK factories due to chip shortage (25 Nov 22)

    14. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63756079

  14. BBC News - Petrol price rise warning after Opec oil output cut (05 Oct 22)

    15. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63149044

  15. BBC News - Would more UK gas actually bring down prices? (24 Sep 22)

    16. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/62878120

  16. UK fracking ban lifted, government announces (22 Sep 22)

    17. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62982332

  17. Fracking ban in England lifted in bid to boost UK gas supply (08 Sep 22)

    18. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62820639

    Explanation: Fracking is a method of extracting natural gas from the ground and now it's going to be allowed. What will happen to supply after this change?

  18. BBC News - Elon Musk's Tesla sells most of its Bitcoin holdings (21 Jul 22)

    19. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62246367

    Explanation: There's a lot on both supply and demand here. In particular think of the idea that expectations have here. Bitcoin value is plummeting so Elon Musk sells his- what does this do to the supply of bitcoin in markets?

  19. Farmers cut food production as costs soar (30 Jun 22)

    20. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61958468

  20. Soaring fertiliser prices force farmers to rethink (27 May 22)

    21. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61385111

  21. China lockdown: What do zero-Covid policies mean for UK prices? (10 May 22)

    22. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-61274640

    Explanation: China is pursuing a zero-covid policy. This has big implications for the products produced there, and then on the industries in the UK which use those products. Lots of examples of shifts in the supply curve here.

  22. Joe Biden orders 'unprecedented' release of oil reserves (31 Mar 22)

    23. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60936468

  23. Ukraine war: Oil price rises again due to fears over Russian shortfall (10 Mar 22)

    24. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60680787

  24. Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food' (07 Mar 22)

    25. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60623941

  25. Ukraine conflict: Five ways life could get more expensive (28 Feb 22)

    26. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60509453

  26. Freedom Convoy: Canada trucker protests force car plant shutdowns (10 Feb 22)

    27. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60331882

    Explanation: An influence on supply- disruption of supply chains due to truckers' protests in Canada.

  27. Why is there a chip shortage? (27 Aug 21)

    28. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58230388

  28. US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems' (10 May 21)

    29. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57050690

    Explanation: There has been an attack on supply, this means that there will be a shift in the supply curve.

  29. Why are flowers getting more expensive? (21 Mar 21)

    30. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-56408202

    Explanation: Non-tariff barriers, specifically phytosanitary document requirements, are making it more difficult to export from the EU to the UK.

  30. The great graphics card shortage of 2020 (and 2021) (24 Jan 21)

    31. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55755820

  31. Swine fever devastates China's pigs (12 Nov 19)

    32. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-50376484

  32. Flooding threatens Staffordshire farmer's potato crop (17 Jun 19)

    33. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-48666973

  33. Pharmacists warn of a 'surge' in shortage of common medicines (18 Jan 19)

    34. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46843631

  34. Food prices 'to rise 5%' because of extreme weather (27 Aug 18)

    35. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45317023

  35. Heatwave causing farmers 'serious concern' (06 Aug 18)

    36. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45084984

  36. Heatwave threatens to cause shortage of peas (13 Jul 18)

    37. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44822006

  37. UK heatwave: Lettuce growers warn of imminent shortage (30 Jun 18)

    38. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44664834