Lucky really:

Shortages of vegetables and grains will last until next spring, farming
experts said yesterday.

With many fields under water, unharvested crops have been ruined and farmers
are unable to do any new planting. Some growers say they have lost two
thirds of their summer crop.

Peter Davis, managing director of Davis Worldwide, a leading importer of fresh
fruit and vegetables, said: “In 30 years I have never seen a situation like
this.” Supplies of potatoes, broccoli, courgettes, cauliflower, sweetcorn,
parsnips and peas have all been affected. Crop consultants say that more
than 70 per cent of barley and oilseed rape is ready to harvest but farmers
are unable to get into the fields. Sprout growers have given warning of a
severe shortage at Christmas as farmers have been unable to plant crops.

How fortunate that we’re plugged into this global trading system for our food then, eh? Just think of the disaster if we all only ate foods grown within 10 or 15 miles of our homes: you know, reducing food miles so as to save the planet and starving in the process.