Grocers to meet minister over fruit and veg shortage

Empty shelves

Big supermarkets are to meet farming minister Mark Spencer in a bid to address the fruit and vegetable shortages that have left store shelves empty.

Grocers began to restrict sales of products including tomatoes last week and there are concerns the shortages may persist for some time.

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