Harvests in Europe and Africa have been disrupted by bad weather, a retail body says.
Supplies of some fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes, to UK supermarkets have been disrupted by poor weather in Europe and Africa.Numerous pictures of empty shelves in supermarkets have been circulating on social media in recent days.Among the images shared on social media, the shortage of tomatoes appears to be particularly significant.
A significant proportion of the tomatoes we consume over the winter months are grown in Morocco and Southern Spain. Both regions have recently been affected first by warm weather - which affected crop yields - then by a cold snap which has meant longer growth times.
A portion of the fruit and vegetables the UK imports during the winter comes from the Netherlands, where they are grown in large greenhouses. While it is clear that the businesses producing them have been badly affected by high energy prices, it is not clear whether that has had an impact on supplies in the UK.
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