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As far back as July of last year, the UK’s leading carrot agronomist, Howard Hinds, warned that the crops he managed would yield 30-40% less than 2019 The health benefits of eating veg – and home-grown produce at that – has certainly struck a chord with consumers. The British Onions Producers Association and the UK Brassica Growers Association have both seen sales of onions and brassicas soar during the various stages of lockdown. But this could also means that shortages will force imports into the UK to full supermarket shelves of staple winter veg, like carrots, leeks and onions. ...

Lockdown boosts the sales of UK veg The health benefits of eating veg has certainly struck a chord with consumers. The British Onions Producers Association and UK Brassica Growers Association have seen sales of onions and brassicas soar during lockdown. Retailers are reporting increases of 25% in year on year sales of onions, and in the early stages of lockdown sales were up as much as 70% on previous years. Commenting on the growth in onion consumption, Tim Elcome, Chairman of the British Onions Producers Association said, ‘with many more people inevitably cooking at home the humble onion ...