Farmers warn ‘crisis is building’ as record rainfall drastically reduces UK food production

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Reduction in yields means UK will be dependent on imports for wheat in coming year and possibly beyondRecord-breaking rain in recent months has drastically reduced the amount of food produced in the UK, farming groups have said.Livestock and crops have been affected as fields have been submerged since last autumn. Continue reading...

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