UK shoppers have seen cucumbers rise in price and become curvier as the heatwave impacts growers abroad, an expert has warned.
Salad foods have been hit with shrinkflation in the UK as a summer of heatwaves and droughts has impacted farmers across Europe, impacting the yield and quality of produce. Meanwhile, the British farm industry has warned of its own struggle with crop yields after the driest July on record across England and Wales.
