DROUGHT was officially announced for England and Wales this season, with growers facing reduced tuber growth, irrigation restrictions, and tough harvesting conditions.
Having faced the driest July on record and seeing reservoir abstraction licence restrictions put in place, GB Potatoes was anticipating lower crop volumes than in recent years and greater variation in tuber sizes.
Wholesale potato prices were reported to have increased by more than 40%.
Durable potato sacks made for British growers have proved themselves over almost six decades
