UK Fruit and Veg Imports Face Growing Climate Change Risk

Britain’s fruit bowl could be at risk as climate change hits the countries it relies on

Around 40 per cent of Britain’s food is imported, including 80 per cent of its fruit.The UK is already seeing domestic crops affected by heatwaves, drought and wildfires.Researchers warn climate pressures could make fresh food more expensive and harder to secure.Britain is increasingly exposed to that risk because it relies heavily on imported fruit and vegetables, including from countries that are themselves facing growing pressure from rising …

UK urged to increase domestic fruit and vegetable production

UK urged to increase domestic fruit and vegetable production

UK Fruit and Veg Imports Face Growing Climate Change Risk

The UK’s reliance on overseas suppliers for fruit and vegetables is leaving the country increasingly exposed to climate-related disruption, with 90 per cent of its top 20 import sources for these foods moderately to severely vulnerable to climate change, according to a new report from The Food Foundation.The report, Farming for 5-a-day: how resilient is the UK’s supply of fruit, veg and beans in a changing climate?, warns that rising temperature…

Farming For 5-A-Day: how resilient is the UK’s supply of fruit, veg and beans in a changing climate?

Farming For 5-A-Day: how resilient is the UK’s supply of fruit, veg and beans in a changing climate? geoff 19 August 2026 Whilst the UK is experiencing wildfires and drought over the summer, it is still less vulnerable to climate change than many of its global suppliers of healthy staple foods like fruit, veg and beans.We currently import 80% of our fruit and 47% of our veg and the worsening climate and nature crisis globally means this reliance…