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Vegetable shortages in UK could be ‘tip of iceberg’, says farming union

Energy prices, Brexit and climate crisis mean growers lack confidence to plant crops, says NFU deputy

Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said.

Certain products are hard to come by in UK supermarkets due to poor weather reducing the harvest in Europe and north Africa, Brexit rules and lower supplies from UK and Dutch producers hit by the jump in energy bills to heat glasshouses.

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