Shoppers urged to turn to seasonal veg amid fears rationing crisis
Rationing has been introduced at four UK supermarkets amid a shortage of vegetables including cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes that could last up to a month.
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Rationing has been introduced at four UK supermarkets amid a shortage of vegetables including cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes that could last up to a month.
Other food chains are said to be preparing for similar cutbacks as shortages are being blamed on bad weather and transport issues in Spain and Morocco.
Britons living in Spain, France, Germany and other European states have been filming themselves in stores piled high with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Expats living in the EU were sharing images of their supermarkets being flooded with fruit and vegetables when some UK grocery stores began rationing.
Tomatoes, cucumbers and salad may be rare in the coming months as crops failed due to high energy prices, rising wholesale costs and severe weather.