Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said. The NFU’s deputy president, Tom Bradshaw, said a reliance on imports had left the UK particularly exposed to “shock weather events”. “And with them being completely reliant on imports – we’d always have some imports – but we’ve been completely reliant on imports [now]. Meanwhile, Morrisons has set a limit of two items per customer across tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and peppers. It comes as the shortage of tomatoes in UK supermarkets has widened to other fruit and vegetables due to the combination of bad weather and transport issues.
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