Indoor farmers calling for help to help the UK grow more of its own crops.
Salad producers The Green House Growers would like more help with energy costs to allow more firms to grow British produce
"And cucumbers is probably even less, in terms of British cucumbers in the market, because British consumers eat 660m cues a year, approximately."Green House Growers managing director, Richard Diplock said production of British cucumbers was at its lowest since 1985 "We've now seen a war, we have an energy crisis and of course, we've seen climatic change, so for British growers this is a great opportunity to produce more in the UK.
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