Climate Change Brings Parched Wheat and Large Berries to the UK
Dried out grain fields, bumper strawberry harvests and weaker demand for sausage rolls — the UK food sector has seen many effects of climate change this year.
Fresh strawberries at Walthamstow Market in London.
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Welcome to the new Business of Food newsletter, covering how the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends. This week, Celia Bergin looks at the many effects of climate change on UK food supplies. Readers of Supply Lines will be receiving this new newsletter on Fridays instead of the global food edition of Supply Lines. Any tips or feedback? Email food czar Agnieszka de Sousa. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, please do so here.