The UK could continue to see salad and other vegetable shortages “for a few weeks” after Morocco imposed export restrictions on tomatoes, with several large British supermarkets rationing produce.
There have been multiple reports of empty salad shelves and a shortage of staple vegetables, including tomatoes, across the UK in recent weeks. Following Britain’s exit from the European Union in 2020, the country has increasingly relied on North African food exports. For example, Morocco overtook Spain in the second half of 2022 as Britain’s leading international tomato supplier.
