Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to high risk.
Three-quarters of England’s wheat, barley and oilseed rape grow in parts of the country rated as being at a moderate to high drought risk, along with 70% of sugar beet and 67% of potatoes, it found.
The yield from this year’s cereals harvest in England and Wales was described as disappointing in the final 2026 harvest report from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, with volumes of wheat, spring barley and oats below historical averages across the UK.
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A high proportion of England’s fresh produce is concentrated in parts of the country that are already experiencing water stress, according to the analysis by the nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth.
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Headline as published: Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns
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Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to high risk.
A high proportion of England’s fresh produce is concentrated in parts of the country that are already experiencing water stress, according to the analysis by the nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth.
Three-quarters of England’s wheat, barley and oilseed rape grow in parts of the country rated as being at a moderate to high drought risk, along with 70% of sugar beet and 67% of potatoes, it found.
Some of England’s traditionally most productive agricultural areas – such as East Anglia, long known as the country’s breadbasket, and Kent, often described as the garden of England – are among those facing the greatest pressure from drought and have seen prolonged periods of dry weather in recent years.
The yield from this year’s cereals harvest in England and Wales was described as disappointing in the final 2026 harvest report from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, with volumes of wheat, spring barley and oats below historical averages across the UK.
Crop yields are also lower than normal on the Elveden estate in Suffolk000 hectares of farmed land.
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