Cambridgeshire families hope tough harvest has little impact on Christmas dinner favourites

There are concerns of a vegetable shortage because of extreme weather this year

Stuart Crump is from Ramsey Traditional Butchers
Author: Dan MasonPublished 28th Nov 2023

Despite the extreme weather causing havoc on Cambridgeshire crops this year, it's hoped that won't stop you from enjoying your usual Christmas dinner.

Crops of potatoes, broccoli, parsnips, and cauliflower are thought to have been badly affected by heavy rainfall.

There are also reports that Britain's potato crop is predicted to hit a record low of 4.1 million tonnes, according to experts.

And because of this, there are concerns it could lead to a vegetable shortage.

These people in Peterborough tell us how they'll be coping this Christmas:

"Nothing will change for us," said one woman.

Another person told us they may have to "cut back on certain things, especially with the meat with how expensive it gets".

"If we can't get fresh vegetables, we'll just have to have frozen," one person told us.

The NFU says despite difficulties in farming, it is confident that there shouldn't be a shortage of your favourite vegetables this Christmas.

"We're trying to keep our prices low"

Stuart Crump, of Ramsey Traditional Butchers, is trying to give customers the best chance of getting what they want.

"We're doing a lot of meat packages so we're trying to keep our prices low and give our customers a bargain," he said.

"The challenge is trying to find the product at the right price, so we can give them at the right price.

"We've had a lot of phone calls, people worrying about the price of turkeys, but we've spoke to suppliers and we've had no problem.

"Prices haven't increased, some things have gone down which is a surprise but I think we'll be alright."

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