Failure to subsidise energy costs, and Brexit disruption, has led to shortages of fresh vegetables and fruits such as tomatoes, pepper and cucumbers, Justin King warns
Justin King also explains that supermarkets are now restricting sales of fruit and vegetables to prevent restaurants and even greengrocers snaffling their stocks.
These “fair purchase policies” have been deployed, he tells the Today programme, because “overall, the country is short” of supplies.
What often happens is that, in the early hours of opening…. traders come in and grab armfuls and whisk them off to their businesses.
This is a sector that’s been significantly disrupted by Brexit.
We are uniquely exposed to imports at this time of year.
There is a genuine shortage, but we did rather bring this problem on ourselves.
