UK: British Minister advised to switch to rutabaga due to lack of tomatoes and lettuce

Published Feb 23, 2023

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UK Environment, Food and Rural Development Minister, Terese Coffey, has suggested that the public consider eating rutabagas as a replacement for tomatoes and lettuce due to current shortages. She indicated that these shortages, which are expected to last between two to four weeks, are attributed to bad weather in southern Spain and northern Africa, labor shortages, high inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the UK's exit from the European Union. As a result, four large retail chains in the UK have imposed restrictions on the sale of tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers.

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British Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Development Terese Coffey recommended that compatriots replace tomatoes and lettuce with rutabaga, the shortage of which has been felt recently in the country. The politician made such a statement, speaking on Thursday in the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament. "Many people might be eating rutabagas right now instead of thinking too much about lettuce, tomatoes and the like, but I'm sure consumers want choice all year long and that's why supermarkets, food producers and farmers around the world will try to match [ market demands],” Coffey said. The Minister estimates that the shortage of some vegetables in the UK could last two to four weeks. Experts cite bad weather in southern Spain and northern Africa, where a large number of vegetables are supplied ...

Source: Kvedomosti