Supply issues have led several supermarkets to limit sales of fresh produce.
Sales of some fruit and vegetables have been limited by two of country's largest supermarkets, Asda and Morrisons.
It applies to tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, salad bags, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflowers and raspberry punnets.Tomatoes and pepper lines seem to be worst hit at both retailers but its unclear whether this is because they are popular.In the winter months the UK imports around 95% of its tomatoes and 90% of its lettuces, most of it from Spain and north Africa, according to trade group the British Retail Consortium .
The UK also gets a lot of produce at this time of year from the UK and Netherlands. But farmers in both countries have cut back on their use of greenhouses to grow winter crops due to higher electricity prices.The shortages are only expected to last "a few weeks" until the UK growing season begins and supermarkets find alternative sources of supply, according to the BRC.
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