It happened during the pandemic toilet paper and sunflower oilbefore the start of the epidemic ukraine war, now ice is the hero of summer. The main supermarket chains in Valencia have limited the sale of ice packs due to lack of supply. In the midst of a heat wave and temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius throughout the Valencian Community, To consume Y Mercadona they advertised the restriction on purchasing ice cubes and crushed ice with signs in their stores.
Mercadona and Consum limit sales due to lack of supply
In the case of the Valencian cooperative (Consum), consumption is limited to “two bags” per customer. “Due to the temporary lack of ice supply from our suppliers, the purchase of cubed and crushed ice is limited to two bags per customer per day, to avoid shortages from our customers,” their banner reads. At Mercadona, consumption is limited to five bags or one bag per customer per day.
The two chains insist that action has been taken to prevent a “lack” of the product as there are problems in the industry.
Ice producers, who are experiencing product shortages, explain that the increase in the price of packaging plastic, fuel used in transportation and electricity has caused a lack of stock. It was unaffected throughout the year, but the high temperatures left by the summer have sharpened demand.