A shortage of some fruits and vegetables in the United Kingdom that has prompted rationing at most major supermarkets could last until May, according to one of the country’s biggest groups of food producers. The Lea Valley Growers Association told CNN Friday that UK growers were not harvesting tomatoes, peppers and eggplants at this time of year, as is usually the case, because high energy costs this winter had delayed planting. “We should be picking tomatoes, peppers and aubergines now.
secretary, told CNN. “Food production has to be planned months in advance, it is not like a factory that can be turned on and off at will.” The group represents 80 growers across the United Kingdom’s southeast, a key growing region. members produce about three-quarters of the country’s cucumbers and sweet peppers, and about a fifth of its eggplants each year. Four of the biggest supermarkets in the United Kingdom said earlier this week that they were imposing purchase limits on some staple items, including tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. This includes Tesco\n \n , the UK’s largest supermarket chain, which has temporarily capped the number of packs of these products to three per customer.
’s comments also cast doubt on a forecast from Thérèse Coffey, the UK environment and food minister, that the shortages were likely to last up to four weeks. The British Retail Consortium , a trade group, said Wednesday that supply issues would last “a few weeks.
. Energy costs Stiles said growers’ soaring energy costs were a big part of the problem. Producing a single cucumber used to cost 25 pence , Stiles said, but that has now hit £1 after natural gas prices shot up when Russia invaded Ukraine exactly a year ago. Supermarkets delayed signing supply agreements until December, he said, as growers tried to negotiate higher prices to cover their input costs.
Wow! Get some from Europe or California.
Wegexit
Off to Spain in April. What's the duty free allowance for us bringing back to Britain fruit and veg?😂
Vegans, what do you eat? meat？
Bad weather apparently according to uk media nothin to do with brexit they are madder than North Korea .honestly it’s like monty python are in charge of reality
Beggars😁
They don't eat many veggies there...is it a shortage ?
If only they were part of some larger economic entity that could buffer them from such supply chain issues 🤷♂️
I lived in the UK for 5 years, I never ONCE saw any of them eat fruit or vegetables. They'll be fine.
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