Britain facing 'worst food security crisis in decades' as UK on track for hottest summer ever on record

Britain is facing the "worst food security crisis in decades" as the UK is on track for its hottest ever recorded summer. Analysts issued the warning after it was declared yesterday that almost three-quarters of England has plunged into drought status following a prolonged period of low rainfall and hot weather. Wheat yield, milk production and vegetable crops have all been impacted by the unusually hot temperatures, investment bank Shore Capital warns. Reduced yields leave the UK's food supply more dependent on imports from abroad. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Importing food from abroad, particularly purchasing foreign-grown grain could drive up animal feed costs as well. This will have a knock-on effect on prices at the...

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