Britain facing 'worst food security crisis in decades' as UK on track for hottest summer ever on record
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Britain is facing the "worst food security crisis in decades" as the UK is on track for its hottest ever recorded summer.
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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.
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Wheat yield, milk production and vegetable crops have all been impacted by the unusually hot temperatures, investment bank Shore Capital warns.
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This will have a knock-on effect on prices at the supermarkets, Shore Capital's Akhil Patel and Clive Black warn.
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They said: "The UK has not been so close to a food security challenge for many decades."Beyond the UK, foreign food production is also suffering due to more extreme weather conditions.
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