A farm in Derbyshire says they are down by about 13,000 pumpkins from the previous year.
A family of pumpkin farmers say cold and wet weather during the spring and summer has hampered their yield.
On a good year, the farm has produced up to 15,000 pumpkins, but workers said they expect just 1,000 to 1,500 to grow this year. The farm also grows potatoes, corn and maize, which have also been affected by poor weather in the past year."Mother Nature hasn’t been very kind to us. The ground when we planted the seed was cold and wet and we had to replant probably three weeks later.
"I think last year we had probably 12,000 to 15,000 pumpkins including the tiny gourds we grew. We’re probably looking at about 1,000 to 1,500 pumpkins this year."Catherine's father Haydn Ferris, 76, has worked on the farm nearly all of his life."Financially, it’s a loss. You’ve got to try and keep your spirits up, really. It’s just depressing really.
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