U.K Crops Take Climate Hit

Climate change could spark significant shifts in the British produce industry in the coming decades as the country attempts to avoid a catastrophic environmental fallout. In recent years, Britain’s changing climate has altered what was being grown locally. For example, more areas had become capable of growing maize. Issues with water availability could also bring new challenges in the future. Additionally, climate change effects in global markets may also cause economic difficulties. For example, a failure of yield in Brazil will be felt by the U.K. livestock industry because it buys soya from Brazil to feed it to the cows in Britain.