Cauliflower crisis as weather wipes out 40 per cent

Cauliflower growers have warned of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UK’s crop.

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Cauliflower crisis as weather wipes out 40 per cent

Cauliflower growers have warned of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UKs crop. Martin Tate, commercial director at Lincolnshire...

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