Just on economic grounds, the UK imports 50% of its vegetables, and 84% of its fruit largely from Europe, Africa, and the Americas. These foods are relatively expensive in the UK...
It's worth flagging, though, that this data is from before Brexit was finalised. Brexit increased overall food prices by 6% and the past few years have seen fruit and vegetable shortages described as the new normal...
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