According to one major Lincolnshire supplier, extreme temperatures have hit this year's Brussels sprout crop hard. Record-breaking summer highs, leading to drought, and now, sub-zero temperatures have wreaked havoc. Lincolnshire saw the worst of the 2022 heatwave, with the new UK high of 40.3C recorded in Coningsby.

Managing director Chris Gedney at TH Clements, in Boston, said: "It's challenging. We had the heat wave, and now we have the really low temperatures; the timing could not be worse." Given the challenging conditions, Gedney said he was "reasonably happy" with this year's crop.

He said: "We're looking at lighter yields and shorter stalks but we're confident people will have Brussels sprouts on their dinner plates this Christmas." He praised his personnel as well: "A lot of our work still needs to be done by hand. There are some tough people out there."

Source - https://www.freshplaza.com