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Editor’s View: Why UK Growers Must Back the Bots or Risk the Rot

Summary by FreshtalkDaily News
UK horticulture is facing a perfect storm: spiralling labour costs, diminishing seasonal worker availability, and escalating overheads. Amid this squeeze, automation with robotics is emerging as the strategic lifeline to keep fresh produce thriving—and affordable.Labour Woes: No Visas for RobotsEvery year, around 70,000 seasonal workers—primarily from abroad—are needed across UK farms. Brexit and COVID have severely disrupted this pipeline, maki…
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FreshtalkDaily News broke the news in on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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