We in Toronto are about to undergo our annual angst about the fact that even as local strawberries appear in the markets, they are still overwhelmed by the cheaper ones from California.
Furious locals are threatening a boycott.
Local resident Terrance Anderson is quoted as saying, ”I won’t be shopping in Tesco again after this. It’s an insult to our heritage.
”My grandfather grew asparagus and he would be up-in-arms about this. I know plenty of people who feel the same way as me.”
But a Tesco spokesman says ” “We sell more British asparagus than any other supermarket and were the first supermarket to get British asparagus on the shelves this year.
“We work very closely with local suppliers, including asparagus producers in the Evesham area. Temperatures this year are well below seasonal averages which has caused the British asparagus crop to produce significantly lower volumes. We have bought as much British asparagus as we can but to keep up with demand we’ve had to buy foreign asparagus too.”
