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News · 4 August 2026

Hot weather threatens British potato crops and pushes up prices

Hot weather threatens British potato crops and pushes up prices

Farmers warn that intense hot weather is putting the domestic harvest in danger. Market data shows that wholesale prices for the vegetable have already climbed by more than 40 percent. The growing agricultural strain follows a wider dry spell that has also affected other essential vegetable supplies across the country.

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