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UK retail: Spanish tomatoes more expensive than Dutch

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Core Tip: Slowly more British greenhouse grown produce is becoming available on UK retail shelves.
Slowly more British greenhouse grown produce is becoming available on UK retail shelves. After Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, Waitrose and Tesco are now also offering British cucumbers this week.

According to the latest data provided by market intelligence service ProduceView, Spanish cucumbers are currently only offered by M&S and Lidl. Morrisons, Aldi and the Co-op are offering Dutch cucumbers this week.

Retail pricing of the cucumbers remains stable; from as low as 49p for a cucumber at Lidl and Aldi to as much as 59p for a cucumber at Co-op.

British green peppers
The first British green peppers arrived last week at Sainsbury's for a price of 50p. Asda and Tesco offered Dutch peppers for respectively 50p and 60p, while Morrisons and M&S offer Spanish green peppers for respectively 50p and 60p.

Expensive Spanish tomatoes
Spain and the Canary Islands are also important suppliers of tomatoes to Sainsbury's, the Co-op and Waitrose. Asda and Morrisons offered Dutch tomatoes, which were also the lowest in price (2£/KG at Asda and 1.91£/KG at Morrisons). The most expensive tomatoes were the Spanish ones at Waitrose, sold at 2.35£/KG.



 
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