ECIU: British cereal crop production being 'wiped out' by extreme weather

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Ahead of the publication of Land Use Framework, ECIU analysis warns extreme weather caused by climate change is hitting production of staple crops

Cereal crops covering an area equivalent to more than a tenth of the land area used to grow them are being ‘wiped out' by climate change-induced extreme weather, a new analysis has warned. Published...

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