Britain’s supply chain crisis explained | The Week UK Stocks in shops and warehouses have slumped to their lowest levels since 1983 Food shortages ‘permanent’ and days of full choice of items over, Britons warnedCovid and Brexit have killed off ‘just-in-time’ deliveries, says industry boss – but No 10 insists Christmas will be ‘normal’ People will now see 'permanent shortages' in supermarkets, industry boss warnsSupermarket products will not be as widely available as before the pandemic and Brexit. Days when shoppers could get anything from supermarkets over – trade body bossIan Wright, who leads the Food and Drink Federation, said that things are going to get worse before they get better. Britain will now see 'permanent food shortages' and it's 'going to get worse'Food and Drink Federation chief Ian Wright said the country won't run out of food, but the days of shoppers knowing they can get whatever they like at the supermarket are gone forever Food shortages could be permanent, warns industry bodyShoppers are unlikely to have a wide range of products to choose from, due to supply chain issues. UK dairy farms told to throw milk away due to shortage of lorry driversLack of workers in food supply chains causing farmers to throw produce away Customers face permanent food shortages fuelled by lack of lorry drivers, warns industry leaderThe farm to fork supply chain is missing around half a million of the four million people that usually work in the sector, caused in part by EU nationals leaving the UK as a result of coronavirus and Brexit, an event hears.