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Emily Stedman

Pepper shortage 2023: Why are supermarkets running out of peppers in the UK?

a supermarket shelf showing different varieties of peppers - red, yellow and green bell peppers

Whether you're a fan of red, yellow or green - you might have noticed there's a severe lack of peppers on supermarket shelves in 2023 and this is the reason why.

It's been a turbulent year for British supermarkets, thanks to an ongoing egg shortage, a recent tomato shortage and fears for an upcoming toilet roll shortage too. But the most pressing concern for grocery stores at present is a lack of peppers, that shoppers up and down the country are currently coming face to face with.

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