We went to supermarkets across Greater Manchester in the hunt for tomatoes.....and it felt like the Crystal Maze
Finding a fresh tomato in a supermarket in Manchester right now is a bit like taking part in a task on the Crystal Maze - you’re either extremely lucky and get through, or you get locked out until one of your friend’s can save the day with a tin of chopped tomatoes from the back of their cupboard.
We could only find a small number of fresh peppers in Tesco, with the four other stores having sold out. Fresh iceberg lettuce was also low everywhere, but the less-favoured rocket was slightly more available. Speaking at the NFU conference in Birmingham, president Minette Batters said: “Everybody wants to avoid rationing, effectively, which is what we saw with eggs in December but I think there are going to be challenges on availability of some food items.”
Explaining further to Sky News, Mrs Batters said: “The real danger here is that unless we can give farmers and growers the confidence to keep investing, they're producing less. That will drive further cost inflation for consumers. That's what we want to avoid.” The British Retail Consortium, the trade association for all UK retailers, told the M.E.N today that with UK produce now starting to come into season, it is hoped the pressure on imports will be alleviated.
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