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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Speare-Cole

The UK food imports most at risk from ‘El Nino’ heat stress this summer

Dry cracked earth at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire in 2022 - (PA)

UK food imports are facing increasing pressure from climate change, as farmers in poorer nations who produce essential supermarket staples are becoming unable to work due to severe heat stress, experts have warned.

An analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) reveals that agricultural workers cultivating goods such as rice, coffee, tea, and chocolate are enduring increasingly difficult conditions as climate change drives record-breaking global temperatures.

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