This year’s harvest of one of the British Isles’ best loved crops – the Jersey Royal new potato – could be hit by a shortage of migrant workers because of Brexit, farmers have warned.

Early Potatoes: The much prized Jersey Royals hit the market for the first time this week, just slightly later than the first crop last year.

Jersey potato growers have identified two areas where farming practices must change this winter to prevent a repeat of the water pollution that shut Val de la Mare reservoir for five months earlier this year.

Tonnes of Jersey Royals are being left to rot in fields - because British supermarkets are importing cheaper potatoes from Europe.

Produce Investments Ltd has acquired the entire issued share capital of The Jersey Royal Company Ltd for a total of £11.0m in cash and the issue of 1.6m shares of 1 pence each, which amounts to about £4.0m at the Company's closing middle market price on 15 May 2014

Sustained heavy rain and poor weather conditions has put the planting of Jersey Royal potatoes on hold.

Farmers are concerned about the effect of heavy snow on the island's Jersey Royal potato crop.

Jersey farmers warned yesterday that their potato supplies could run out in a matter of weeks. After witnessing the driest spring in 34 years Britain has been left with a shortage of Jersey Royal potatoes.

The crop of Jersey Royals – served in salads or just boiled and garnished with butter — is already two weeks late because of the long winter, which meant planting came later and the early crops were killed by frost.   Now, Jersey has been hit by the w...