The former environment secretary said supermarkets have to 'work to get it right' on supplies.
Producers have warned that shortages could last until May, with the situation being made worse by UK growers delaying planting crops because of high energy costs.
He blamed a "cocktail of weather events" for the problems, and added that food prices were always closely linked to energy prices, which spiked due to the war in Ukraine. Mr Eustice said supermarkets have to "work to get it right" to ensure the disruption to supplies of some vegetables are restored."We should be committing to onshore production, so glasshouse production of cucumbers and tomatoes, we should be trying to build that here," he said.
Describing the UK's food system as "completely broken", she said: "There's a time bomb we are sitting on".
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