More than a fifth of UK shoppers’ favourite grocery items at climate breakdown risk

Earlier this year, UK supplies of tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and citrus fruits ground to a halt as drought hit parts of Spain and Morocco. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

More than a fifth of UK shoppers’ favourite grocery items are at risk from climate breakdown, a new report has found.

Consumers could also face shortages of bananas, grapes, avocados, cashews, cocoa, peas, canned tuna and tea in the coming years, as the countries they come from are hit by changing weather patterns because of CO₂ emissions, the charity Christian Aid has said.