Shoppers have been left frustrated after trying - and failing - to get their hands on tomatoes while doing their grocery shopping this week. Shelves in the veg aisle of many supermarkets, including Morrisons, Aldi and Tesco, have been pretty bare recently, with many shoppers taking to social media to complain about how they have been unable to find specific salad items.
"What the heck is going on," one fuming shopper said on Twitter as they grumbled that they were unable to find tomatoes, among other salad items like cucumber and peppers. Morrisons has provided an answer that might explain the lack of veg, and unfortunately the problem may last for weeks yet.
Putting up a sign in one of their stores, as reported by GloucestershireLive, Morrisons explained that their range of tomatoes has been "significantly impacted" by bad weather in Spain and Morocco. They said: "Availability across our tomato range has been significantly impacted by adverse weather conditions across Spain and Morocco. The current shortage is likely to improve within a couple of weeks."
