Scottish farmers say last weekend's flooding has resulted in some of the biggest losses in food crops the industry has ever seen. NFU Scotland said millions of pounds worth of unharvested vegetables have been damaged by flood waters described as unprecedented for the time of year. The union says tight profit margins mean many will not be able to absorb the significant losses.
Although the full impact cannot be understood until flood waters fully recede, some farmers have reported losing whole fields of vegetables worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
NFUS president, Martin Kennedy: "There's a lot of crops still in the ground that still have water over the top of it so a lot of it will be lost. We're talking about potatoes, broccoli, turnips - very high-value crops that are still to go into supermarkets."
Efforts are under way by the farming union to try to count the losses, but it is expected to take several days to see the full picture.
Source: bbc.com