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Waitrose and Morrisons ration cooking oil after shortages caused by Ukraine war
13.04.2022 - 13:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Supermarket shoppers have been hit with a limit on the amount of cooking oil they can purchase due to low supplies caused by the Ukrainian war.
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen a knock-on effect on many of the countries major supplies, with sunflower oil being the latest to be affected.
In response to the shortage, both Morrisons and Waitrose have announced a two-bottle per person limit as they have seen an increase in demand.
Ukraine is one of the main producers of sunflower oil, which has led to the shortage of the household essential. In response, supermarkets have seen a rise in demand for other oils.
The Mirror reports that the supermarket limit has been brought in as a response to the growing demand for alternative cooking oils following the shortage.
Both supermarkets have been putting up signs in stores to let customers know of the new rules.
A Waitrose spokesperson said: "We want to ensure customers continue to have a choice of cooking oil so we are asking them to buy no more than two units each."
Morrisons has brought in the same rule, The Express reports - with the same restrictions apply to customers shopping online.
Morrisons has been approached for comment.
Around 50 per cent of sunflower oil used by fish and chip shops comes from Ukraine, leading to fears the price of the takeaway food will go up.
The UK grows enough oilseeds for 80 per cent of our needs, but has to import the rest.
Russia is also the world's second-biggest producer of crude oil.
It supplies a third of Europe's oil, raising fears that supplies could be limited due to the conflict with Ukraine.
Cooking oil is the latest food product to be affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the cost of milk and dairy products
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