A major British grocer is rationing sales of fruit and vegetables after a bad harvest in southern Spain and north Africa led to gaps on supermarket shelves.Asda, the UK’s third-largest grocer, has begun limiting purchases to three of each product across tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries.Other retailers may follow suit after cold weather in key agricultural locations disrupted harvests, with the impact expected to last for weeks.
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Some of Britain's leading supermarket chains have imposed purchase limits on certain fruits and vegetables amid a supply shortage due to adverse weather conditions and the knock-on effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with the UK government warning on Thursday that the situation could last up to a month.Tomatoes, peppers or capsicums, cucumbers, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and boxes of raspberries are among the produce being rationed.
