And when it comes to fruits and vegetables, consumers do not buy anything with a blemish on it.
Following neonicotinoid insecticide ban, UK canola growers ask government to cover crop losses
Following neonicotinoid insecticide ban, UK canola growers ask government to cover crop losses
Since the ban on neonics, the UK area of oilseed rape has progressively fallen year on year.
What’s more, following an epidemic of cabbage stem flea beetle last year, many growers are choosing to move away from the crop [in 2020]— leaving some saying that the future of the crop is now at crisis point.
This was reflected in the recent AHDB Early Bird survey which revealed that the UK forecast area is down 32% on 2019, and could pose a real threat to production, explains Chloe Lockhart, combinable crops advisor at the NFU.