United Kingdom: The cauliflower is missing now; the prospects are bleak

UK cauliflower growers are warning of shortages on supermarket shelves after frosts in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the country's cauliflower harvest. Martin Tate, commercial director at Lincolnshire Field Products and chairman of the Brassica Growers Association, said the adverse conditions had hit growers across the country, with those in the most affected regions, such as Lincolnshire, losing as much as half of their crops. He explained that a 19 percent year-on-year reduction in winter cauliflower plantings along with steady consumer demand has already put pressure on supplies. However, prolonged rainy weather and frost caused the ...