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Historic Summer Droughts Threaten UK Harvests and Put Further Pressure on Food Prices

The Food Foundation and Office for National Statistics warned that repeated heatwaves and severe drought across England and Wales have damaged agricultural yields, raising concerns over food prices and the country’s longer-term food security.
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