Where are the dried prunes gone in supermarkets?

od244051

My dad loves having a few of them in his porridge most days and now down to final pack. We can't get them anywhere in supermarkets. Asda, Aldi, Lidl and Sainsburys. Why is this? There are some on Amazon which are very expensive (£8+ a kilo) or have £3.50 p&p on them.

molerat

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barrett-dried-prunes-60081285/?skuid=081285 but expensive

Tesco & Asda still list them

https://groceries.asda.com/product/baking-nuts-seeds-fruit/asda-prunes/1000022880647

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/255300888

General_Grant

molerat said:

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barrett-dried-prunes-60081285/?skuid=081285 but expensive

Tesco & Asda still list them

https://groceries.asda.com/product/baking-nuts-seeds-fruit/asda-prunes/1000022880647

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/255300888

I too had been wondering about the disappearance of dried prunes.

Looking at those listed, some at least are partially rehydrated.  One used to be able to obtain ones which were dry and lasted longer after pack opening.

203846930

Saw them in Lidl this morning beside the other dried fruit, the walnuts and other nuts.

maman

I'm convinced I saw them in Aldi last week when I was buying apricots. They may not be totally dry though, I didn't check. 

tannieb

I got two big packs from Aldi last Tuesday. Think they were about £1.69. They were opposite long life milk etc

General_Grant

tannieb said:

I got two big packs from Aldi last Tuesday. Think they were about £1.69. They were opposite long life milk etc

Were they slightly re-hydrated - so soft?  Or were they the sort which one soaks at home?

MrsStepford

Many prunes were imported from France, so blame Leavers for any shortages. 

Bacman

Prunes are dried plums so by definition prunes are dehydrated or they'd be plums.

General_Grant

Bacman said:

Prunes are dried plums so by definition prunes are dehydrated or they'd be plums.

That's the logic but you'll find that some prunes have been partially rehydrated and soft.  I think it is so they are counted as "ready to eat prunes".  They also don't last so long once the bag is open.  For example the contents of the packs are "prunes (92%), water".

Pollycat

maman said:

I'm convinced I saw them in Aldi last week when I was buying apricots. They may not be totally dry though, I didn't check. 

I saw them too in Aldi last week..

I didn't check if they were slightly re-hydrated or if they were the sort which one soaks at home as I wasn't buying them.

They were with the dried apricots and nuts and seeds.