Weather puts more pressure on potato planting

Cold and wet weather has delayed the planting of what is likely to be the smallest UK potato area ever. Cedric Porter reports.

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
clock • 3 min read
Weather puts more pressure on potato planting

Cold and wet weather has delayed the planting of what is likely to be the smallest UK potato area ever. Cedric Porter reports. THE rain of the last two months has fallen at just the wrong time for potato...

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