Supplies are being held up by virus related travel bans imposed by France and other countries that has seen trucks stuck at ports on either side of the English Channel.

由於法國和其他國家實施的與病毒有關的旅行禁令，供應品被扣留在英吉利海峽兩邊的港口，卡車被卡在那裡。

On Tuesday, ministers said shoppers shouldn't worry.

週二，部長們表示，購物者不應該擔心。

They say food supplies are plentiful and there is no need for panic buying.

他們說，糧食供應充足，不需要恐慌性購買。

But industry isn't totally reassured.

但業界並沒有完全放心。

The British Retail consortium, which represents major stores, said there could be gaps on shelves if the transport issue isn't solved soon.

代表各大商店的英國零售財團表示，如果運輸問題不盡快解決，貨架上可能會出現缺口。

It said the borders needed to be running smoothly by Wednesday.

它說，邊境需要在週三之前順利運行。

A spokesman pointed out that 70% off the soft fruit eaten by Britain's at this time of year comes through channel ports.

一位發言人指出，每年這個時候，英國人吃的軟水果有七成是通過海峽港口來的。

Hopes for a deal have risen.

達成交易的希望上升了。

The BBC cited France's Europe minister as saying Britain and France would restart freight movement by Wednesday.

英國廣播公司（BBC）援引法國歐洲部長的話說，英法兩國將在週三之前重啟貨運。