Supermarkets agree to accept smaller veg from rain-soaked UK farms

Growing of sprouts, cauliflower, cabbages and leeks made harder by poor weather and flooding

Supermarkets are agreeing to accept smaller than usual cauliflowers, sprouts, cabbages and leeks as farmers struggle to cope with poor weather and flooding around the UK.

The move to keep fresh British produce on the shelves comes after heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding, which started in late autumn and continued through Christmas and the new year, affecting growers mainly in Lincolnshire, East Anglia, Cornwall and Scotland.