British supermarkets have taken to rationing vegetables after bad weather hit growing conditions in Spain, leading to a shortage in supplies that is set to continue through to March.
由于西班牙的蔬菜生长条件遭受恶劣天气影响，英国出现蔬菜供应短缺，预计短缺问题将一直持续至3月。因此，英国超市已开始实施蔬菜配给制。Spain is the biggest producer and exporter of fruit and vegetables in the EU and Britain and France are its two biggest export markets.
西班牙是欧盟最大的果蔬生产国和出口国，英国和法国是它最大的两个出口市场。Britain's big four supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons have all imposed restrictions on bulk purchases.
英国四大超市乐购、英佰瑞、艾斯达和莫里森均已限制大量购买。
Tesco has restricted customers to three iceberg lettuces per visit. Morrisons also limited shoppers to three heads of broccoli and three iceberg lettuces per customer.
乐购限制消费者每次购买3个卷心莴苣，莫里森也限制消费者每人购买西兰花3个、卷心莴苣3个。Asda has introduced a ban on bulk purchases of iceberg lettuce, eggplant, broccoli, zucchini and cabbage.
艾斯达对卷心莴苣、茄子、西兰花、西葫芦和卷心菜均实施限购。A spokeswoman for Sainsbury's, Britain's second-largest supermarket group, said it was working with suppliers to maintain supply but customers would be prevented from making bulk purchases.
英国第二大超市集团英佰瑞的一位发言人表示，虽然该超市仍与供应商保持供应，但顾客将无法进行批量采购。Britain's major supermarket chains tend to have long-term contracts with suppliers, providing some price stability.
英国各大连锁超市往往会与供应商签订长期合同，保证一定的物价稳定度。