Supermarkets begin to drop customer limits on buying certain items of fresh produce as supply issues that led to nationwide shortage on fruit and vegetables are beginning to ease
. Asda has confirmed it has removed their limits of three on cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries.Overall availability had improved as expected, the supermarket said, and they reckon the supply issue with tomatoes and peppers will also be resolved in a matter of weeks.
Shoppers soon began expressing their frustration at empty supermarket shelves as shortages soon spread to other products such as cucumbers, peppers and lettuces. Growers and suppliers in Morocco then had to contend with heavy rain, flooding and cancelled ferries – all of which have affected the volume of fruit reaching Britain. Supplies from Britain’s other major winter source, Spain, were also been badly affected by weather.
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey made headlines when, asked about the shortages, she suggested that British consumers should eat more turnips instead of imported food.
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