Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShoppers have been warned to expect higher food prices ‘come the later part of this year’ as extreme heat and drought impacts UK farming.Chairman of the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Alistair Carmichael, said on BBC Radio 4’s The World At One: “The problems for farmers today will be the problems for consumers in six or 12 months’ time because you see massively decreased yield for wheat and for barley.”He added: “We can’t look to some of the alternative markets that we might have done in continental Europe in recent years because they are experiencing the same problems that we are.”Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit estimated that the hot and dry conditions could cut the country’s cereals and oilseed harvest by 2.5 million compared to earlier projections.National Farmer’s Union president Tom Bradshaw said: "This is one of the most severe droughts many farmers and growers have lived through.”In fullShoppers warned of supermarket price rises ‘within months’ due to extreme heatMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Why shoppers can expect to pay more for their food shop later this year
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShoppers have been warned to expect higher food prices ‘come the later part of this year’ as extreme heat and drought impacts UK farming.Chairman of the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Alistair Carmichael, said on BBC Radio 4’s The World At One: “The problems for farmers today will be the problems for consumers in six or 12 months’ time because you see massively decreased yield for wheat and for barley.”He added: “We can’t look to some of the alternative markets that we might have done in continental Europe in recent years because they are experiencing the same problems that we are.”Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit estimated that the hot and dry conditions could cut the country’s cereals and oilseed harvest by 2.5 million compared to earlier projections.National Farmer’s Union president Tom Bradshaw said: "This is one of the most severe droughts many farmers and growers have lived through.”In fullShoppers warned of supermarket price rises ‘within months’ due to extreme heatMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
