Ever since the Brexit referendum last June, British growers have warned it is becoming increasingly hard to find seasonal workers to help harvest UK crops.
At a hearing of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee on Wednesday (8 February), asparagus grower Chris Chinn of Cobrey Farms explained to MPs just why labour supply was now a real struggle for his company.
The UK fruit & veg sector is at risk because Brexit has made it harder to hire seasonal workers from Europe - and Brits don’t want to do the job. We explain why it’s so hard to hire British workers for seasonal jobs, and what to do about it.
Sir, There are approximately 75,000 non-UK workers employed seasonally in the UK
They told the Efra Committee there was “no evidence” the food sector had faced any difficulties attracting migrant labour
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