About 80% of fresh produce – including leafy salads as well as celery and broccoli – sold in the UK at this time of year comes from the Murcia region in southern Spain. This week farmers have struggled to access fields and organise deliveries amid heavy flooding that had left roads and some workers’ homes deluged. But the loss of newly planted seedlings means there is likely to be further shortages into January and February, just as Brits seek out salad for their new year health kick.
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