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Sainsbury's 8p/kg potatoes outrage growers

Retailers are selling bags of vegetables at 19p in Christmas promotions

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
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Sainsbury's 8p/kg potatoes outrage growers

Retailers are selling bags of vegetables at 19p in Christmas promotions Potatoes are being sold for less than eight pence a kilogram in supermarkets in pre-Christmas offers, with growers fearing the...

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