One news story in the business pages suggested that some of the UK’s biggest grocers are ramping up preparations for a disorderly Brexit by drawing up plans to import fruit and vegetables by plane if ports and roads grind to a standstill.
The stockpiling of canned food, oils and vino has already started.
Loo roll is one item which may be heavily affected, as much of it is imported from the EU. Experts have spoken of a "bidet Brexit effect" to cope with any scarcity.
Morrisons, Waitrose and the Co-op who account for a fifth of the UK grocery market have indicated they are stockpiling items. The fulcrum of the Brexit deadline is causing behaviours to change as we approach it.
