Britain faced with shortage of spinach because of heavy rains in Spain

Supermarkets in Britain are suffering from a spinach shortage because of heavy rains in Spain which is the major supplier. The rains have washed away the crops which means the shortage could go on for up to three weeks.
Murcia in Spain supplies nearly 80 per cent of Britain's spinach during the winter months but, it has just had its heaviest rainfall in 30 years. The rainfall has left some fields reduced to just 30 per cent capacity after receiving between 150 to 250 litres of water per square metre.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 14 January 2017.

The situation has been aggravated due to the unseasonably cold weather in Greece and Italy, which also supply some stocks during this time of year. The real reason for the shortage is a series of storms in the Murcia region of Spain - it has suffered its heaviest rainfall in 30 years.
Major outlets like Tesco and Sainsbury's online stores have already run out of fresh spinach while Waitrose reported that it too had exhausted its stocks in many of its stores. Spinach is popular with those who are embarking on a January health kick.


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