Cost inflation and low selling prices squeeze horticulture margins

High input costs and poor selling prices are squeezing incomes at horticultural businesses across the UK. Cedric Porter reports from Fruit Focus in Kent.

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Cost inflation and low selling prices squeeze horticulture margins

High input costs and poor selling prices are squeezing incomes at horticultural businesses across the UK. Cedric Porter reports from Fruit Focus in Kent. Rampant cost inflation, labour shortages and...

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