Empty cabinets are seen within the fruit and vegetable aisles of a Tesco grocery store within the U.Ok. this week.

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Empty cabinets are seen within the fruit and vegetable aisles of a Tesco grocery store within the U.Ok. this week.

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Lots of Britain’s largest grocery retailer chains this week launched limits on the sale of particular greens and fruit as shortages of sure merchandise proceed to increase throughout the U.Ok.

Grocery giants together with Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Morrisons are battling their provide chains, significantly with merchandise sourced from southern Spain and Morocco the place excessive climate has broken crops.

In Northern Europe some farmers have additionally slashed manufacturing as a result of excessive vitality costs, whereas within the U.Ok. meals costs have risen virtually 17% over the previous yr, the very best enhance in virtually half a decade.