Home › Bad weather hits British wheat crops
 

Keywords :   


Bad weather hits British wheat crops

2013-04-06 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Britain will become a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year because of bad weather, the National Farmers' Union has said. NFU president Peter Kendall said more than two million tonnes of wheat had been lost because of last year's poor summer. The prolonged cold weather would also impact this autumn's harvest, he said. But he said the shortage was unlikely to affect the price of bread because of the global nature of the market. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme,...

Tags: bad hits british weather

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
06.10Hurricane Milton Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map
06.10Hurricane Milton Probabilistic Storm Surge Graphics
06.10Hurricane Milton Graphics
06.10Hurricane Milton Forecast Discussion Number 6
06.10Hurricane Milton Wind Speed Probabilities Number 6
06.10Hurricane Milton Public Advisory Number 6
06.10Summary for Hurricane Milton (AT4/AL142024)
06.10Hurricane Kirk Graphics
More »