Over here in the UK, supermarkets are rationing some vegetables saying that with unseasonable weather in Spain and high electricity prices, the greenhouses are being left cold and therefore certain types of vegetables are rationed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64718823

Naturally the Brexiteers are saying “It’s nothing to do with Brexit”

So what is the situation in Ireland? Are veggies in short supply? Or is it another Brexit benefit?

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  3. There was a segment on the news today about a wholesaler in Dublin who is struggling to source some veg from Spain and experiencing some big price hikes in the past few days. Haven’t noticed the effects yet but we’ll most likely see in a few days.

  4. They were discussing it on the radio this morning. Spanish and Dutch greenhouses are way behind schedule because of high energy prices. Shortages of everything according to the man from the veg buyers association.

  5. Peppers and tomatoes have been short the last week, yeah. I had to eat weird foreign dishes like ham with carrots and turnips.

  7. Due to kids and work, I normally end up doing the shopping at 8pm some evening, fruit and veg shelves are completely bare always, pre covid there wasn’t that problem

  10. Nope, none so far, finding it hilarious that Britain is still not blaming brexit. It’s Brexit. We may well feel shortages soon but you can be sure the EU will fair better than Britain.

  12. Thanks to all who are writing in to help me understand what’s happening. For those interested, yes Brexit is as bad as you think it is.

  15. Yes, my local Lidl (in Drumcondra) was out of peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers on Sunday. Not that it bothers me because I’m originally from a country where fresh vegetables cost a fortune out of season. I will just switch from my usual cucumber + tomato + sweet pepper salad to coleslaw since cabbages and carrots are still readily available.

  22. Its Brexit and also the failure to support Brittish Farms to grow at home, food security will be a huge problem in Britain for the next years

  25. My local LIDL has a sign up saying bell peppers are in short supply.

    Could that be Brexit related? Possibly I’m sure lots of stuff comes though the UK.

    Could it be cold weather/high electric prices in Spain? Possibly.

  27. Grim. Haven’t noticed anything missing from the shelves here no. It’s not unusual to have to look around for fresh stuff when it’s out of season though.

  29. It’s because of the cold weather in Spain, Morocco, and Egypt. Salad vegetables like peppers, rockets, tomatoes are all very limited. All berries are very limited as well. Your best bet is to go the shop early as you possibly can.

  32. Like others, no peppers available. Noticed it last week doing an online shop but didn’t think too much of it. Tried to do an online shop yesterday and still none available, forgot to finish it so went into Tesco today and they had about 6 bags of triple pack peppers and this was early in the day

  34. I’ve been following the story in the UK. Here in Ireland I’ve had no problems buying any fruit or veg.

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