This will be a loss leader to get customers in. Farmers and workers should have already been paid usually due to a contract. Farmers and workers won't be expected to get about a third of the wage because a supermarket has an offer on. :smiley:

If you want to pay 5 times the price for a carrot, you might be on the wrong site. :wink:

If it wasn't for the likes of Lidl and Aldi, Asda would still be charging whatever they want

Heat from me......organic or not

Yeah whatever! pffff

in a word NUCLEAR

Why would everyone be dead? I cant think of a war that has killed the whole of the country. The last world war lots of people lost their lives but there were many more that didn't.

i didn't realise that people were so pessimistic about our future . in the event of war we wouldn't have to worry about eating because we would all be DEAD

Very educational, thank you, but can anybody evidence the items in the post with illegal working conditions or impoverished farmers?

I hardly think that poor working conditions are exclusive to farm workers in hot houses. There is no reason for that and it makes for a bizarre argument. That is just one article, it is still ongoing with news about it in recent months too in their farming sector.

Growing some of those crops under cover is not unheard of. In cooler times or climates one does it to raise temperature. Different materials can shade and keep them cooler. Starting broccoli off under cover is quite common from what i've seen, they are later transplanted outside. Use of such methods can be vital because timing is important. We have our own supply of broccoli in the UK but the season is short so Spanish growers need to time it so that their supply hits our demand. Also, like many greens, they may bolt if the temperature is too low or too hot (which it might be at some times of the year depending on the part of Spain). I know this as i've tried growing them and swings in conditions outdoors can really ruin your crop.

I'm no gardener but I don't think any of the vegetables mentioned here grow in a hot house.

Agree Aldi are the best ;Lidl have ended Half price specials also the queues are terrible as theyre so tight that they have mininum tills in operation at any time .

You're missing the point. How much profit or loss did the farmer make on these vegetables?

that is what I said int he first place

I've met plenty of farmers who are rich but insist they are poor. As for workers, this country and I believe Spain, has minimum wage laws.

Any company the ceases to make a profit will cease to exist in time. How much profit or loss did the farmer make on this?

Oh dear, you lot are all barking up the wrong tree!
The broccoli in question. It is a good buy. In fact, I bought 2 this morning from Asda. Last week I bought 2 from Morri's across the road. Also bought 1 from Aldi a few days before. All cheap.
The ones today from Asda seemed, as I picked them up, a real bargain. Large florets, hmm. Got them home and weighed, one was 502 gms, the other 497 gms, not the 300 odd gms on the label. So it really is a HOT DEAL!

Now the point those moaning about the farmers not making any money on these prices.
Well, they wouldn't would they?

They are all from SPAIN.
Get it, SPAIN, grown in SPAIN.

Now you can argue that the supermarkets should be stocking British, but you can't argue they are making no money on THIS broccoli. How can they? It's from SPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN.

:stuck_out_tongue:

Just because you have never met one does not mean they are not out there. The same goes for the workers the farmers employ

At prices like this does the farmer make a profit for the produce? What about the workers how much do they get for picking and packing the veg?

In the event of a war, simply blockading supplies from entering would be sufficient to cause us to starve. Countries like Singapore have calculated they would fold after a matter of days of blockades as they are so reliant on food imports.

Some of my family work for Aldi but are leaving soon because they are terrible to work for.

28p in morrisons

please explain the security problem

I agree, we should care. If it is not sustainable it destroys local agriculture. Half of our food is imported as it is. That isn't necessarily that good an idea in terms of maintaining our own industries and from a security point of view.

If our currency dropped, what are cheap imports now could become quite expensive. We would also be very vulnerable to global price increases due to things like increasing demand from rising economies.

Some produce might well disappear. Produce that was once common in the past seem to have nearly disappeared because things operate on huge economies of scale.

Saving 10p or something is nice but i'm not sure it is worth it if it means misery for others.

I care. Farmers have a business to run and just like any business it needs to make a profit or it may have to cease to exist. If that happens the farmer loses his livelihood and so do the workers that the farmer employs which would have a knock on effect to other people such as their families. Saving money is all very good but not at the expense of others

Did this just start today? I was in yesterday and saw no such offers! The small potatoes were 89p!

Yes that's the normal price, where as Asda is probably £1 regular price

These are all 28p at Morrison's

Hands on or not is irrelevant, if the prices are leading to the farmers/"open air factories" being unprofitable, it will ultimately lead to them going out of business and in worst case scenario, a shortage of food/increased prices (admittedly would take a lot for this to happen, but the premise is there). On a personal level, for those farmers, it means losing their livelihood, and for the "contractors" who are sowing/spraying/harvesting on larger farms it means lower wages or loss of work. It's simple economics.

You can't compare dairy farmers to vegetable growers. Dairy is hands on 365 days a year. Large scale vegetable growers are closer to open air factories using contractors for sowing, spraying and harvesting. You'd be hard pressed to find a "farmer" anywhere near one of these places.

These prices are around what Aldi charge without being on any deal.

wouldn't trust these idiots to deliver your shopping, a week later, no shopping and no explanation or contact from them,told by customer services it's "on it's way"!

Thank you for posting this excellent deal.

That's a weak argument as oil companies make millions/billions a year and petrol could probably drop 40p a litre and still be profitable. It's well publicised that farmers are struggling to make a decent living and I personally think it's right the food should be priced accordingly in supermarkets to ensure farmers can carry on providing us food.

There is an argument to be had though that cheap food is good for poor familes, and I can see that argument. Personally if milk is £1.50 instead of £1, or broccoli is 80p instead of 29p then I am happy and able to pay it without really noticing the hit in my wallet. Morrisons actually sell a "milk for farmers" which I believe is 14p more expensive (14p goes to the farmers), as there was support from customers for it.

Another option for those that are conscious of farmers being undercut (and organic/quality), is to source veg boxes from local farms. A local farm to me delivers organic fruit and veg (whatever is in season) to the house from as little as £17 (for about 4/5 types of fruit and 6/7 types of veg), so it is worth exploring non supermarket options if you can afford to.

Very good prices.

supermarket price wars

Farmers ship in migrants to harvest crops. I guess this is reducing their costs

​Totally disagree. Yes it is a loss leader but it's the producer who pays for the loss. The only thing the supermarket buyers do is "threaten" the supplier of they don't 'sponsor' the loss.

Starting to follow the leaders now Aldi and Lidl . Well done Asda

Cold for the spelling.

Some of this veg is 28p in Morrisons for those like me that don't have an asda nearby

Cheap and cheerful Sunday lunch this weekend

thanks for sharing <3

I always eat my greens

If it wasn't for the likes of Lidl and Aldi, Asda would still be charging whatever they want

Is it just on the website or if you go to ASDA is it the same price 29p

ASDA just get greedy if u go to a different ASDA some things are cheaper it depends where you live and I mean cheaper all the time

Completely agree this will be a loss leader, they'll make a slight loss on this and make it up by hopefully selling more meat, as these vegetables combined will make many think; Sunday roast or Easter meals.
Great prices, will have to go pick up a few packs of parsnips and carrots for some honey roasted stuff, or perhaps some carrot and parsnip mash <3

Cold, not organic

will make a lovely soup

Heat added

Heat from me......organic or not

do you have a different website to me ? mine showing 38p brocolli , 74p parsnips etc

And they say milk farmers have it tough....