date:Nov 12, 2012
The UK leek season has finally started. Growers are around three weeks behind compared to normal seasons and yields are down. This is due to the excess rainfall and low light levels experienced by all British growers this year.
Philip Lilley, Director at Hammond Produce and Chairman of the Leek Growers Association, explains, It has been a very challenging year with crops taking a bashing from the weather. 2012 has been a year of extraordinary weather combinations; excess rainfall after drilli