Supermarkets are facing shortages of some fresh fruit and veg due to extreme weather and rising energy costs.
Asda has put limits on purchases of fruit and vegetables as supermarkets face shortages of fresh produce.
Andrew Opie, director of Food and Sustainability at the British Retail Consortium said the disruption was expected to last for "a few weeks". The supply of crops such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers has been affected by unusually cold weather in southern Spain, while in Morocco, which is often the usual fall-back to purchase extra produce, floods have affected yields and storms have led to ferries being delayed or cancelled.
Industry sources suggested the UK may be suffering because of lower domestic production and more complex supply chains, as well as a price-sensitive market. But they said Brexit was unlikely to be a factor.
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