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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Tesco accepts smaller vegetables in bid to help flood-hit farmers

Joe Gidden/PA Wireshould read: Joe Gidden/PA Wire

A supermarket chain is temporarily accepting some smaller-than-usual vegetables in a bid to help flood-hit farmers.

Tesco has implemented a relaxation on size requirements for sprouts, cauliflowers, cabbages and leeks, amid reports it has become a race against the clock to pull vegetables from the ground before they rot after growing underwater due to flooding.

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