Heat, drought and shorter harvest windows put UK produce under pressure

By 2026-07-22T12:18:00

High temperatures are affecting the quality of UK brassica crops

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Nationwide Produce marketing and communications director Rebecca Fox explores how repeated heatwaves and prolonged drought are slowing crop development, placing water supplies under pressure, causing quality issues, and squeezing harvest windows

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