Iceberg lettuces and broccoli rationed as vegetable crisis hits supermarkets

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38851097

Some supermarkets are rationing the amount of iceberg lettuce and broccoli customers can buy - blaming poor growing conditions in southern Europe for a shortage in UK stores.

Tesco is limiting shoppers to three iceberg lettuces, as bad weather in Spain caused "availability issues".

Morrisons has a limit of two icebergs to stop "bulk buying", and is limiting broccoli to three heads per visit.

Prices have also risen, with Lidl's iceberg lettuce up to £1.19 from 42p.

But both Aldi and Lidl have told the BBC their stock levels have not been affected.

Asda said courgette stocks were still low after a UK shortage last month.

Customers have posted photographs on social media sites of empty lettuce shelves in Tesco stores, alongside signs asking them to limit lettuce purchases.

One notice read: "Due to continued weather problems in Spain there is a shortage of iceberg lettuce.

"To protect the availability to all our customers, we are limiting bulk purchases to three per person. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

A spokesman for the Prime Minister, Theresa May, said the government knew there was a "situation", and that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was "monitoring" it.

Vegans losing their nuts! Seriously though I just couldn't help just how British this story is

[TrumpIsPresident]

Damn I don't think I could consume 3 heads of lettuce before they went bad and I have lettuce almost ever day.

[Yunru]

Those things dont grow in britan?

[Tinykong]

Who can eat this much produce? I have at least one salad per day, sometimes two, and broccoli with breakfast and dinner, which I consider pretty extreme, and I don't even go through that much.

[Deleted]

Those things dont grow in britan?

Not in winter

[Tinykong]

People with families or who have company for dinner...?

My wife eats just as much salad as I do, if not more, and I don't think we could eat three heads of lettuce in a single day.

[Yunru]

Not in winter

Well its posible:


But i am not sure why they are complaning.

This thing will start growing soon anyway:


On pretty much any grass field.

[Deleted]

Since when do people in the UK eat other vegetables than peas?

[Tinykong]

Who goes to the grocery store daily? Also, some people have like... children and perhaps even extended family living with them. Three heads of lettuce is probably a lot for most people, but seriously, it's not some crazy amount nobody could ever possibly need.

Good thing I never said this.

[Deleted]

Since when do people in the UK eat other vegetables than peas?

Potatoes, Tomatoes and Lettuce are very popular

[Kithelle]

What about other types of lettuce? Iceberg is probably the least nutritious type of lettuce you could eat...Broccoli...just....ewww

[tankbug]

Since when do people in the UK eat other vegetables than peas?

Perhaps immigration caused it. Lots of veggies from India, I guess.

[Caelia]

My wife eats just as much salad as I do, if not more, and I don't think we could eat three heads of lettuce in a single day.

How about in a week rather than a single day?

[tankbug]

What about other types of lettuce? Iceberg is probably the least nutritious type of lettuce you could eat...Broccoli...just....ewww

Broccoli is just awesome. Try to fry up some with your Shepard's Pie.

[Tinykong]

How about in a week rather than a single day?

The limit is daily, so if you need more...just go back the next day?

[Allatar]

The one thing that made my eyebrows rise in this story is that Southern Spain grows 80% of the out-of-season vegetables eaten in Europe. Just wow.

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Potatoes, Tomatoes and Lettuce are very popular

Tomatoes are fruit, silly.

[Independent voter]

Does anyone care about lettuce and broccoli?

Also we have tons of lettuce and broccoli over here, you should trade with us agricultural products.

[Allatar]

Does anyone care about lettuce and broccoli?

Also we have tons of lettuce and broccoli over here, you should trade with us agricultural products.

We already are, one of the wholesalers in that article is saying it's the first time he has ever had to source lettuce from the US. Just promise us that if we start asking you for cabbages, you don't send us all the Trump voters.

[Mosotti]

You wanted Brexit, now eat cows.

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By the way, I wouldn't eat those US lettuces created in some Dexter laboratory, there's barely 2% lettuce DNA in them

[Allatar]

You wanted Brexit, now eat cows.

Given that between us all in the UK we produce some of the finest beef, lamb and pork in the world, I am sure we won't struggle