Christmas regale favourites at threat after flop crop

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Potatoes, sprouts and parsnips are each in shorter- than-normal force this time after October endured double its average downfall.

Christmas feasts could be in jeopardy with storms causing annihilation for growers floundering with one of the toughest crops on record.

Britain’s rearmost potato crop is prognosticated to hit a record low of 4.1 million tonnes with retailers forced to condense inventories from cold storehouse, experts say.

Shoppers can also anticipate empty shelves after the crops of broccoli and cauliflower were poorly affected.

Inventories of Christmas keystones sprouts and parsnips have also suffered but are anticipated to recover enough to reach plates on 25 December.

Unknown downfall, nearly double the normal for October, including Storms Agnes, Babet and Ciaran have meant doused granges have plodded to produce enough vegetables for the gleeful rush.

Fred Searle, editor of Fresh Produce Journal, said” The British potato crop has been hit hard by heavy rain and flooding in recent weeks, causing delayed lifting and large crop losses. This was anteceded by a cold wave, wet spring and a cool summer with low light situations.

With the potatoes that are in store there is likely to be enough force to meet demand for the time being, but that might not be the case in the months ahead.

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