Aldi and Tesco have followed fellow supermarkets Asda and Morrisons by imposing customer purchase limits on certain salad vegetables.
Budget supermarket Aldi now has a "temporary" three-item limit was to be placed on peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Tesco then became the fourth supermarket to announce a buying limit of three per person for customers on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
The UK's largest supermarket chain said the move was a precautionary measure.
It comes after Morrisons announced it was putting limits of two per item on four products, and Asda said on Tuesday it was limiting shoppers to three items across eight products.
Asda said the restrictions were put in place because it was experiencing "sourcing challenges" for products that are grown in southern Spain and north Africa.
Industry experts warn the crisis could last until as late as April, with Andrew Opie, Director of Food & Sustainability at the British Retail Consortium trade body, saying the issues were likely to last a "few weeks".
Other supermarkets such as Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Lidl told Mirror Money today that they were not planning on introducing buying limits on certain products.
Currently, the products that are being rationed at each supermarket include:
Tesco
Three per person when buying:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Cucumber
Aldi
Three per person when buying:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Cucumber
Asda
Three per person when buying:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Cucumbers
- Lettuce
- Salad (bagged)
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Raspberries
Morrisons
Two per person when buying:
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Lettuce
- Peppers
There are several reasons for the current supply issues UK supermarkets are experiencing.
Firstly, suppliers in Morocco and Spain, which are two of the UK's biggest suppliers over the winter months, have experienced cold temperatures, heavy rain, and flooding over the past three to four weeks.
This has affected the crops and on top of this, the bad weather has caused several ferries which transport the vegetables to the UK to be halted.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said Britain typically imports 95% of its tomatoes and 90% of lettuces from December to March.
Another reason for the reduced supplies has also been down to rising energy costs for British growers.
British farmers are struggling to power their greenhouses which are used to grow specific crops during the colder months.
The British Retail Consortium said shortages were expected to last a few weeks until the UK growing season begins and retailers found alternative suppliers.
