A range of factors continue to disrupt supply chains including the war in Ukraine, labour shortages, increased costs of production, extreme weather conditions and the cost-of-living crisis.
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Two thirds have availability concerns
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In the latest consumer research conducted for IGD (23-25 June 2023), two thirds of adults (64%) experienced shortages of some food and groceries in-store or online recently. This has remained stable since last month. This remains the lowest level since September 2022. However, this is still significantly higher than when this was first measured in July’21 (50%).
Concerns over fresh produce availability decline
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Availability concerns have declined again for fresh produce (29% compared to 32% last month and 52% in March). This followed some supermarkets introducing limits on some fruit and vegetables. This was due to extreme weather conditions in Spain and north Africa affecting harvests. Availability concerns are now highest for dairy products (33%).
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Availability concerns are highest in Northern Ireland (76% compared to 53% in Yorkshire & Humberside).
More respondents in Northern Ireland are concerned with availability for fresh meat or fish (17% vs 12% overall), household paper (18% vs 9%), pet food (14% vs 8%) and baby products (7% vs 3%).
Availability concerns for fresh produce is highest for those living in Wales (50%), Scotland (41%) and Northern Ireland (40%). It is lowest in London (20%).
Availability concerns for dairy is highest in East Midlands (44%), Wales (43%), the South East (38%) and Scotland (38%). It is lowest in Northern Ireland (12%).
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