Cucumber market hit by costs of energy, fertilizer
The surging cost of energy in Europe is having a direct effect on the price of the quintessentially British cucumber sandwich.
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The surging cost of energy in Europe is having a direct effect on the price of the quintessentially British cucumber sandwich.
In a small corner of southeast England, vast greenhouses stand empty, the soaring cost of energy preventing their owner from using heat to grow cucumbers for the British market.
In a small corner of south-east England, vast glasshouses stand empty, the soaring cost of energy preventing their owner from using heat to grow cucumbers for the British market....
Steep price rises affecting cucumbers and eggs as producers battle sky-high costs
"There's definitely going to be a lack of British produce in the supermarkets."