Fruits and vegetables are scarce on the other side of the Canal. UK supermarkets are currently running short of salads, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli and other lemons, according to reports. The Guardian. At this time of year, the United Kingdom imports a large part of its fruit and vegetables from Spain and Morocco, but the supply has been hampered by abnormal weather conditions, with very cold weather in these producing countries, to which have been added storms in the Mediterranean slow shipping.
Difficult to refer to the Netherlands, where the sharp increase in energy bills has also caused a decrease in production in heated greenhouses. On the British growers’ side, the season won’t start until the end of March at the earliest.
While there is no shortage on the shelves, stocks of fruit and vegetables are lower than usual: some productions have seen their availability drop by 30-40% depending on The Guardian. Some UK consumers have complained to dealers that they cannot find what they are looking for.
purchase limitation
Supermarkets are beginning to limit purchases to avoid shortages. At Asda, the UK’s third-largest food retailer, customers can now buy no more than three tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce or even broccoli, it reports. Bloomberg.
These supply problems could continue for several more weeks as UK fruit and vegetable production kicks off. But, penalized by the sharp rise in production costs and the lack of labor, it could also be lower than in other years.
Source: BFM TV
