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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

UK supermarkets launch Christmas price war with 19p veg offer

Brussels sprouts at Ocado in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
The supermarket deals for festive vegetables are likely to raise concerns about payments to growers. Photograph: David Levene/the Guardian

Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury’s have kicked off the annual price battle on Christmas vegetables, offering bags of sprouts, carrots, parsnips and potatoes for just 19p.

The price deals, which include swedes and cabbages at 19p each, come despite concerns about rising costs for farmers in the UK amid inflation on labour, fertiliser and fuel for tractors and other vehicles.

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