Chancellor John Healey’s Budget offers fresh produce businesses some relief through food tariff cuts and continued fuel-duty support. But the Fresh Produce Consortium’s warning about the potential cost of the UK-EU reset raises a wider question: could new border requirements undermine efforts to make fruit and vegetables more affordable? The Budget, delivered on 28 October, includes measures to reduce selected import costs and support household finances. Alongside those savin

Domestic sourcing is continuing to hold strong across Scotland’s supermarkets, as NFU Scotland calls on the UK Government to review the food and combinable crops imports policy over concerns that growing imports are putting Scottish agriculture at risk. The latest NFU Scotland ShelfWatch audit found that 26% of own-label products surveyed across major supermarkets were Scottish, up from 19% at the same point last year. When Scottish and British products are combined, that fi

The area of land used to grow potatoes in the UK has declined by approximately 20% over the past decade, according to preliminary figures from GB Potatoes, but new data seeks to position the UK’s favourite vegetable as a ‘nutritional powerhouse’ with endless versatility. UK potato growers continue to face mounting pressures, including drought and concerns over reliable water supplies. GB Potatoes’ 2026 planting and production survey estimates that potato-growing area currentl