Shortages force retailers to ration fresh produce

Supermarkets are rationing fresh fruit and vegetables sales as import shortages and a severe drop in UK production have left bare shelves this week.

British greenhouse production is at a 40-year low due to high energy prices and labour issues, and severe weather across north Africa and southern Europe has hit import volumes. Greenhouse production in the Netherlands is also down due

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