British tomatoes will likely remain scarce until the end of April or even early May, the UK's largest grower has warned
"And what'll also happen is everybody will do the same thing," at the same time, instead of the usual staggered planting and harvests, he said."So you'll go from famine to feasting in one go, just after Easter."
More stable prices and government support with"massive" energy costs would help, he said, and welcome the stabilising of wholesale gas and fertiliser prices.
"No, but we can be encouraging these guys to be producing here," replied Ms Batters, who on Tuesday urged government to extend a business financial support scheme to horticulture and poultry, some of farming's most energy-intensive industries, which are currently excluded from the package.Meanwhile, one farmer warned a similar problem was brewing for crops with longer growing cycles than the few months needed for many salad vegetables.
Last year he cut back on fertiliser, but in the end the drought had a worse and greater impact on his yield.
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