Well, here it is. If ever you needed to be persuaded that you should be eating local seasonal fruit and veg the argument is in today's Express:

Fruit and vegetable prices rise
The Daily Express comments that fruit and vegetable prices could rise by 30 per cent because of bad weather and the weak pound. Harvests of imported courgettes, strawberries, oranges, cauliflower and salad have been affected by bad weather in parts of France, Spain and Morocco. The article states that retailers may have to pass on costs to customers until they can source British-grown fruit and vegetables later in the year.
Daily Express, Date: 23/01/2009, Page: 7

Not that I always believe what I read in the papers, but today I will!