Potato yields in the UK are being impacted by a dry spring in East Anglia.

2026-05-20 00:00

A potato grower in the United Kingdom reports that dry conditions in East Anglia have led to reduced potato yields and smaller crops during one of the driest spring periods on record in the region. Luke Abblitt, who farms 162 hectares of potatoes at Daintree Farm in Ramsey St Mary's, Cambridgeshire, stated that the dry weather has affected his crops.

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