DELAYS TO TOMATOES
11th May 1951, Page 36
11th May 1951
Page 36
Page 36, 11th May 1951
— DELAYS TO TOMATOES
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Keywords :
Local Government In England, Counties Of England, Geography Of England, Weston, Tom Delay, Southampton, Tomato
DURING a discussion on transport at the annual conference of the National Retail Fruit Traders' Federation at Weston-super-Mare, Mr. A. McLeod stated that tomatoes took seven days in transit from Southampton to Edinburgh. A large percentage of the price paid by the housewife, he said, was represented by carriage charges and loss incurred through wastage caused by delay and had handling.
The executive committee undertook to investigate the whole question of delay.