Cauliflowers dwindle in UK as extreme weather takes its toll
by Patrick Collinson from on (#4N4SY)
Wholesale prices rise by 400% as restaurants advised to take cauliflower-related meals off menus
Britain is in the grip of a cauliflower crisis, with supermarket shelves emptying after heavy rain destroyed this year's crop in Lincolnshire, while alternative European supplies are drying up after the continental heatwave.
Tesco only has organic cauliflowers left for sale on its online site, telling buyers that standard single cauliflowers and large cauliflowers are not available.
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