Farming Today - Farming Today This Week

Charlotte Smith visits Melton Mowbray's farmers market to find out if the recession is making a dent in sales this year. According to the Centre for Retail Research, people believe they will spend an average of 168 pounds on food and drink for Christmas. This is 14 pounds more than last year. The regions most likely to increase their spending are London and the south east. Farming Today This Week investigates if this prediction is a reality by asking turkey, sprout, parsnip and dairy farmers across the country if they are seeing an increase in sales this Christmas.