By Henry Sandercock2020-12-16T12:45:00+00:00
The UK is said by British Summer Fruits to be “almost totally reliant” on EU supply of strawberry plants
Next year’s crop of British-grown strawberries could be under threat if lorry queues at ports become too long, industry figures have warned.
According to British Summer Fruits, of the 100 million plants used to grow strawberry crops in the UK each year, 95% are currently brought in on lorries from continental Europe, with the remainder grown domestically.
While, like other food-related imports, live plants will not be subjected to customs checks until mid-2021, there are fears they could get caught up in lorry queues regardless of whether the UK secures a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.
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