A pumpkin supplier that supplies Tesco says there will not be a shortage this year ahead of Halloween despite the summer heatwave causing concern for farmers.
Harvest numbers for pumpkins are the same as last year, says Oakley Farms, which grows around five million pumpkins. The range, including standard, large, giant, red and white varieties, will be stocked in Tesco from this week.
Steve Whitworth, operations director at Oakley Farms, said: “While we had the summer heatwave and subsequent downpour in early September, we’ve had no issues with our pumpkins and there is full availability of great quality this year.”
