Food producers see business vanish ‘overnight’ due to lockdown
Cornish food producers have seen business vanish “overnight” due of the coronavirus lockdown and there is a looming crisis for farmers as harvest approaches and labour remains scarce, an industry expert says.
Mark Duddridge, chair of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (CIOS LEP), said businesses that did not have a contract with a major retailer or were quickly able to…