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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Kingsmill owner warns of price rises due to ‘very small’ expected harvests in UK

A field of wheat being harvested with a combine harvester
Record rainfall has meant farmers in many parts of the UK have been unable to plant crops such as potatoes, wheat and vegetables. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

One of the UK’s biggest bread makers has warned of potentially higher prices as it expects “very small” grain harvests in the UK, making the company more reliant on imports.

George Weston, the head of Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns Kingsmill and Ryvita as well as Twinings tea, Dorset Cereals and the cut-price fashion retailer Primark, said the group had not increased its food prices in the past six months after a hefty period of inflation last year.

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