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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Fears drought and high gas prices could cause UK food shortages this winter

A tractor cultivates the ground
The Soil Association says many growers have suffered a 20% reduction in the production of crops this year. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

There is a risk of food shortages in the UK this winter, experts have said, as the drought and high gas prices put pressure on farmers.

While growers who use glasshouses are either not sowing or waiting until spring when there are more daylight hours, the crops that would usually have sustained the country during fallow periods, such as cabbages, carrots and potatoes, are likely to have reduced yields because of the drought, the Guardian understands.

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