Experts warn of reduced yields for some crops, with low rainfall continuing into the sowing period

There is a risk of food shortages in the UK this winter, experts have said, as the drought combined with high gas prices have combined to put pressure on farmers.

While growers who use glasshouses are either not sowing or waiting until spring when there are more daylight hours, the crops that would usually have sustained the country during fallow periods, such as cabbages, carrots and potatoes, are likely to have reduced yields because of the drought, the Guardian understands.

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