Food waste: green vegetable and potato crop glut after mild UK autumn

Fears of shortages early next year as farmers say they are having to tear up' sowing and harvesting timelines

The mild autumn has caused much of the UK's green vegetable and potato crops to grow early, leading to a glut and a large amount of waste, and fears of shortages early next year.

Cabbages, cauliflower and broccoli that were supposed to be ready later in December or in January are ready to harvest now, with some having grown to huge sizes because of the exceptionally mild autumn.