Because of that, up to 30% of Britain's vegetable crop is never harvested.

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To make things worse, a cyclone has devastated India's largest port, Kandla, killing more than 1, 000, and a poor crop has sent vegetable prices spiralling up.

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Several crop growers, including the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, the National Council of Agricultural Employers and the North Carolina Growers' Association filed suit against the Labor Department, arguing that the agency acted inappropriately and that its new guidelines would raise labor costs for growers.

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The 49-year-old has tended to a vegetable patch since he was 13 and his home garden's crop currently includes beets, Tuscan kale and celery root.

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