"I can’t remember a year when things have been so bleak going into the season"
Despite the recent sunshine, the weather in England has been pretty gloomy, leading to a delay in the strawberry harvest.
“Glasshouse crops are slower than normal, and berries from tunnels won’t start until next month,” explains Chris Rose, COO of Asplins Producer Organisation. “There are some strawberries coming from The New Forest, but growers are not heating glasshouses
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