In some good news, supermarkets have begun to scrap rationing on shoppers buying fruit and veg, with Asda confirming that limits have been removed on: 🥒 Cucumbers 🥬️ Lettuce 🥗 Salad bags 🥦 Broccoli 🥦 Cauliflower 🍓 Raspberries
Together, the five supermarkets represent around two-thirds of the market share of grocers in the UK.
Tomatoes in particular felt the frostbite. In Almería, tomato sales were down 22% in the first two weeks of February compared to last yearMorrisons is still capping the number of tomatoes a shopper can pick up to two Experts previously told Metro.co.ukEverything from Brexit to climate change is impacting the food system in some way, and many supermarkets rely more on cheaper imports rather than homegrown ones, unlike their European counterparts.
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the trade association, said: ‘Difficult weather conditions in the South of Europe and Northern Africa have disrupted harvest for some fruit and vegetables including tomatoes and peppers.
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