Uncertain future for UK cucumber sector

The struggles of the glasshouse sector – in the UK and indeed Europe – have been well documented by FPJ over the past few years. Soaring energy prices and insufficient retail prices have forced many growers out of business, probably never to return.

Cucumbers have been one of the main products affected by the energy crisis, and in 2023 a “perfect storm” of challenges

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