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Cucumber prices will rocket above £1 next year as gas prices soar, experts warn

Saskia Rowlands

Published: 0:22, 5 Sep 2022
Updated: 0:22, 5 Sep 2022

CUCUMBER prices will rocket next year, experts have warned.

The juicy veg, which currently sets shoppers back 60p, could rise above £1.

Cucumber prices will rocket next year, experts have warnedCredit: Alamy

Growers blame spiralling gas prices and the high temperatures required to grow the popular greens.

One therm of gas – or 600 gallons – normally costs 50p, but is expected to soar above £7.

Suppliers using gas boilers will take the brunt, while those with larger greenhouses and modern boilers will be less affected.

Ian Bedford of the Cucumber Growers’ Association said: “Prices will have to go beyond £1 for growers to make a living.”

He added: “Growers are frightened for next year, the forecasts are crazy.”

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