Brits 'face four weeks of shortages on shelves' as supermarket in war-torn city of Kherson in Ukraine bursting with fresh produce, says Therese Coffey
Coffey told the House of Commons earlier today: “Suppliers are proactively working with supermarkets, we are being told there’s an issue for potentially two, up to four weeks.The hit to British shops comes as photos from war-ravaged Ukraine show bountiful stocks of tomatoes and cucumbers which are being rationed in British supermarkets.
Channel Four International Editor Lindsey Hillsum posted a picture from under-fire Kherson which showed plentiful stocks of produce on her Twitter. Journalist John Sweeney also posted to social media from Ukraine's capital Kyiv showing plentiful stocks of tomatoes on shelves. This comes after bad weather and Brexit led to shortages of tomatoes and cucumbers across Britain - with major supermarkets imposing purchase limits.
The limits are reportedly to stop restaurant proprietors from using retail outlets as wholesalers as shortages hit.Tesco became the fourth major supermarket to impose rationing, with limits of three per customer on sales of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
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