Tim O'Malley says Nationwide Produce speaks to more UK growers on a daily basis than any other business

The question for UK growers today is: ’What can I grow that will not make a loss?’

2026-06-08T18:22:00+01:00By

Nationwide produce chairman Tim O’Malley reflects on major challenges for growers and government as potato producers are forced to dump large volumes of crop amid overproduction in Europe

  • The question for UK growers today is: ’What can I grow that will not make a loss?’

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