British consumers are “almost certain” to see their fresh food supplies impacted by the continuing disruptions in cross-Channel traffic caused by the two-day French border closure, a business group warned on Wednesday. France ended its ban on UK arrivals on Wednesday morning, but the disruptions continue as the backlog is set to take several days to clear. This will likely cause a shortage of fresh fruits and vegetables in UK supermarkets from next week, warned the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the UK’s representative body for the food and beverage manufacturing sector. “Even working extremely quickly and with Calais possibly shut for Christmas Day it is clear that it could take until the New Year to return to normal operations,” said Ian Wright, FDF chief executive, as “lorries will take time to return to their normal pattern of collection and delivery.” “That means we are likely to see, locally, reduced …