Some supermarkets have started rationing fruit and vegetables as shelves continue to remain bare across the UK with the weather and rising wholesale prices responsible for the action.
Asda and Morrisons have begun rationing fruits and vegetables after supermarkets across the UK were hit with empty shelves following supply issues.
Asda now has set a limit of three per person on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries.
Morrisons has a maximum of two on tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers.
Many shops are struggling with stock of fresh produce due to cold weather Morocco and Spain.
In the UK, farmers are said to be using heated greenhouses less due to higher energy costs. Frost damage has also written-off many fields growing vegetables.
One factor of inflation is high energy prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The rise in fuel costs has made it more expensive to heat greenhouses as well as transport produce.
According to Tim O'Malley, from Nationwide Produce, one of the biggest produce companies in the UK, a box of peppers has jumped from £8-£9 to about £22.
The cost of a box of tomatoes at this time of year has also dramatically risen, currently up from £7-£8 to £14.
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Yayyy got some tomatoes and cucumbers this morning, didn't abuse obviously, but will buy some tin tomatos and purè, a couple of ready pasta sauce and ketchup, to put in the cupboard, just in case...