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LONDON—When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media: Can you please bring us some tomatoes? People in the UK have had to ration salad staples like tomatoes and cucumbers for the past two weeks amid a shortage of fresh vegetables. Shelves…
LONDON (AP) -- When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media: Can you please bring us some tomatoes?
British people have had to ration their salad staples like tomatoes and cucumbers for the past two weeks amid a shortage of fresh vegetables. Officials blame the problem on recent bad weather in Spain and North Africa and say the shortages could persist for up to a month. But many people are quick to point out that other European countries don’t seem to be suffering from the same shortages, leading some to question: Is this a consequence of Brexit? Experts say Britain's exit from the European Union likely played a part. But they say a more complex set of factors including climate change...
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/uk-is-grappling-with-vegetable-shortages-how-did-it-happen/"></div>LONDON (AP) — When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media: Can you please bring us some tomatoes? People in the U.K. have had to ration salad staples like tomatoes and cucumbers for the past two weeks amid a shortage of fresh vegetables. Shelves of fresh […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Setti...
People in Britain have had to ration salad staples such as tomatoes and cucumbers for the last two weeks amid a shortage of fresh vegetables.