Less Scottish fruit and vegetables could be produced as a result of the introduction of the national living wage, farmers have warned.
Now the National Farmers Union (NFU) has called on retailers to recognise the pressure on vegetable and soft fruit growers from the national living wage, due to come in to force in April.
Specialist growers say they face having to pay the national living wage to all workers because Scotland has retained the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB), while in England the wages board has been abolished and the living wage will apply only to those over 25 years of age.