United Kingdom: If there are no tomatoes you can eat turnips, suggests the British minister

Published 2023년 2월 23일

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Britain is experiencing a shortage of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and salad greens, with supermarkets imposing purchase limits. The shortage is attributed to crop problems in Southern Europe and Northern Africa, as well as high energy costs reducing greenhouse output in Britain and the Netherlands. Therese Coffey, the Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has suggested that Britons could eat more turnips as an alternative. The shortage is expected to last up to a month.
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Britons struggling to find tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers amid shortages that threaten to stretch for another month may consider buying turnips, a vegetable that can double as a substitute, the country's minister in charge of food supply said on Thursday. . Britain's largest supermarket group Tesco has followed rivals Asda, Morrisons and Aldi in imposing per-customer limits on the purchase of salad greens after crop problems in southern Europe and northern Europe Africa reduced supply. The shortage has been exacerbated by high energy costs, which have reduced output from greenhouses in Britain and the Netherlands. Therese Coffey, Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said Britons could eat more depending on the season, although she was aware that consumers had become used to supermarkets guaranteeing availability of almost all products throughout the year. . "It is important that we value the specialties that we have in this country," he said in Parliament. "A lot of ...
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