UK Carrot Growers Face 15-30% Yield Losses After Exceptionally Dry Season

UK carrot growers face 15-30% yield losses after exceptionally dry season

UK carrot growers are facing significant yield losses and sharply increased production costs following repeated heatwaves and prolonged dry weather, the British Carrot Growers Association has warned.

British Carrot Harvest Faces 30% Yield Hit After Punishing Dry Season

Repeated heatwaves, irrigation restrictions and soaring production costs have left UK carrot growers facing one of their most difficult seasons.British carrot growers are braced for yield losses of between 15 and 30 per cent following an exceptionally hot and dry growing season.The British Carrot Growers Association said early heatwaves in May and June created severe establishment problems, killing newly germinated carrots in some areas and forc…