Posted 4/17/2024, 1:31:00 AM
Extreme Weather Decimates Crops, Threatens UK Food Supply
- Extreme weather causing low yields and crop failures for UK farms and abroad, meaning more reliance on imports
- Import options also limited due to wet conditions across Europe and drought in Morocco
- Shortages expected for potatoes, wheat, vegetables and fruit like carrots and parsnips
- Food inflation and higher supermarket prices likely as supplies drop and costs rise
- Without climate action, food supply instability expected to increase over next 10-20 years
