An upcoming El Niño is predicted to bring droughts and crop failures which could drive up the cost of foods such as rice and chocolate in the UK.
The UN has warned the world to prepare for the incoming weather pattern, which increases global temperatures and supercharges extreme weather and could bring another year of record heat – most likely in 2027.
Countries including India, Australia and parts of Africa are expected to be most impacted by crop failures, meaning food produced in these areas are most exposed to price rises.
Other goods which could potentially be impacted are fruits like grapes, lemons, oranges and nectarines from South Africa, Peru and Egypt, coffee from Vietnam and Brazil and Kenyan tea.
Experts said UK food suppliers should prepare by diversifying their supply chains, but warned this “wasn’t really happening”.
