Iceland's boss says a dearth of fruit and vegetables in stores is due to climate change, but a European country's minister suggests other factors are also at play - saying: 'Brexit was not a great deal.'
Other factors affecting shortages include reduced crop planting at UK greenhouses.Salad items are grown in the UK through winter via lit and heated greenhouses and with fertiliser derived from gas - means of production that have risen sharply in cost due to the energy price rises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
The horticulture industry has not been given the same government supports as other big energy consumers. Some UK farmers were put off planting or planted later in the year, as a result.Logistical difficulties made matters worse. Poor weather hit sea crossings from Morocco to Spain. Fruit and vegetables from Morocco make two sea crossings: across the straits of Gibraltar and the channel, in a journey that takes four to six days.
Another obstacle in the fruit and vegetable journey came from strikes by Border Force workers and Calais port workers last week.
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