It seems hard to believe living in a country as rich as Brazil, but the Brits are struggling to find it fruits and vegetables fresh in the supermarket. In the UK, bodies make rules such as rationing and limit products per person.
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Large chain stores have announced that each customer can only buy two packs of common everyday items such as tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries. The information comes from the British newspaper The Guardian.
The supply of fruit and vegetables that led to the emptying of the shelves is the result of unfavorable weather conditions in Europe and North Africa. Many point to Brexit as the culprit for the situation, but the case is more complex.
According to experts, other countries in the bloc, such as Ireland and France, are also facing shortages. The UK and some European Union countries import much of their vegetables from warmer countries such as Spain, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.
To make matters worse, domestic producers are dissatisfied with high production costs. Spending on heating greenhouses has made it impossible to grow various vegetables, according to the National Union of Farmers (NFU), which represents the category in England and Wales.
The result is that product shortages are likely to continue for a few more weeks as consumers fear a potential buying rush that could push prices higher. Last week, a customer who tried to take home 100 pickles was even banned from a supermarket.