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Cucumber TikTok trend blamed for hit to Iceland's supply

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Summary
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79% Informative

A viral TikTok trend saw an unprecedented surge in demand for cucumbers in Iceland .

Farmers have been unable to keep up with spiralling demand, farmers association says.

One supermarket chain says cucumber sales have more than doubled in the small Nordic country.

TikToker Logan Moffitt , dubbed "cucumber guy", has been sharing cucumber recipes since July .

VR Score

74

Informative language

68

Neutral language

81

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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