Tom Lancaster
@tommlancaster.bsky.social
Land, food & farming lead @eciu.bsky.social working across climate, farming and land use issues. Previously did agriculture and land use policy at RSPB. Views all mine.
These are foods mentioned in this article, but many more everyday food items from broccoli 🥦 to bananas 🍌 are becoming more costly. Extreme weather conditions in the UK and globally are threatening food production and causing price spikes. This is a crucial part of the story!
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
These are foods mentioned in this article, but many more everyday food items from broccoli 🥦 to bananas 🍌 are becoming more costly. Extreme weather conditions in the UK and globally are threatening food production and causing price spikes. This is a crucial part of the story!
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Potatoes can be grown in the UK, provided we have suitable growing conditions. Relentless wet weather in 2023 (made worse by climate change) delayed harvesting, caused crops to rot and led to a shortage before Christmas. Prices have since shot up.
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/de...
Potatoes can be grown in the UK, provided we have suitable growing conditions. Relentless wet weather in 2023 (made worse by climate change) delayed harvesting, caused crops to rot and led to a shortage before Christmas. Prices have since shot up.
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/de...
Low UK potato harvests raise fears about Christmas supplies
Experts say supermarkets may have to rely on imports from as far afield as Egypt, pushing up environmental impact
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
3️⃣: 🥔
Potatoes can be grown in the UK, provided we have suitable growing conditions. Relentless wet weather in 2023 (made worse by climate change) delayed harvesting, caused crops to rot and led to a shortage before Christmas. Prices have since shot up.
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/de...
Potatoes can be grown in the UK, provided we have suitable growing conditions. Relentless wet weather in 2023 (made worse by climate change) delayed harvesting, caused crops to rot and led to a shortage before Christmas. Prices have since shot up.
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/de...
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Coffee is also in the midst of a spike in price. This has been exacerbated by extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall in producer countries like Brazil 🇧🇷 and Vietnam 🇻🇳
www.thegrocer.co.uk/kvi-price-tr...
Coffee is also in the midst of a spike in price. This has been exacerbated by extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall in producer countries like Brazil 🇧🇷 and Vietnam 🇻🇳
www.thegrocer.co.uk/kvi-price-tr...
Coffee prices hit new highs over fears of global shortages
Unseasonable weather in Vietnam and Brazil is causing coffee prices to hike
www.thegrocer.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Coffee is also in the midst of a spike in price. This has been exacerbated by extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall in producer countries like Brazil 🇧🇷 and Vietnam 🇻🇳
www.thegrocer.co.uk/kvi-price-tr...
Coffee is also in the midst of a spike in price. This has been exacerbated by extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall in producer countries like Brazil 🇧🇷 and Vietnam 🇻🇳
www.thegrocer.co.uk/kvi-price-tr...
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Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 is the UK's top supplier of cocoa, totalling 84% of our imports. It's been pummelled by climate impacts recently - extreme rainfall in 2023, drought in early 2024 & a humid heatwave shortly after, all made worse by climate change.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 is the UK's top supplier of cocoa, totalling 84% of our imports. It's been pummelled by climate impacts recently - extreme rainfall in 2023, drought in early 2024 & a humid heatwave shortly after, all made worse by climate change.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Climate impacts on cocoa
Average price per kilo of cocoa beans imported into the UK has risen 32% over the last three years.
eciu.net
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 is the UK's top supplier of cocoa, totalling 84% of our imports. It's been pummelled by climate impacts recently - extreme rainfall in 2023, drought in early 2024 & a humid heatwave shortly after, all made worse by climate change.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 is the UK's top supplier of cocoa, totalling 84% of our imports. It's been pummelled by climate impacts recently - extreme rainfall in 2023, drought in early 2024 & a humid heatwave shortly after, all made worse by climate change.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Maps from here
www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/cli...
And the Sep one from here (it was off the standard scale…)
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/cli...
And the Sep one from here (it was off the standard scale…)
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
UK actual and anomaly maps
Maps of climate variables for previous months, seasons and years
www.metoffice.gov.uk
May 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Maps from here
www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/cli...
And the Sep one from here (it was off the standard scale…)
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/cli...
And the Sep one from here (it was off the standard scale…)
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...