Concern over shortage of fruit and veg due to poor weather in Spain

When temperatures go below 0C, plants stop producing and close in on themselves as a protective measure.

Irish retailers have expressed concern about a shortage in availability of certain fruit and vegetables with items such as tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers proving to be harder to source because of poor weather conditions in Europe.

The managing director of Jackie Leonard and Sons, a wholesale fruit and vegetable supplier in Dublin, said Spain has experienced "16 consecutive nights of below freezing temperatures over the last three weeks".