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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

British asparagus back in supermarkets after criticism over imports

Fresh green asparagus tips
Asparagus requires a soil temperature of at least 10C to grow. Photograph: Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images

Shoppers angered by discovering imported asparagus on supermarket shelves during the short British season for the vegetable are expected to receive a fillip after a sudden burst of sunshine helped the domestic crop.

Supermarket shoppers had complained after finding asparagus grown in mainland Europe and the Americas on sale during the “peak” British season.

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