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England and Wales look to Scotland as drought puts pressure on milk supplies
The dairy said demand from southern buyers surged as UK milk collections fell 3.7% below last year, according to AHDB figures.
- By September 11, Mossgiel Organic Dairy sent approximately 56,000 litres of Scottish organic milk south of the border to bolster supplies as the UK market tightened. Founder Bryce Cunningham said the shipment reflected unprecedented demand from English and Welsh businesses.
- According to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board figures, UK milk collections are running around 1.24 million litres lower than the same week last year. Extreme heat and drought across England and Wales have caused serious supply issues across the dairy industry.
- Cunningham described the rise in demand as "quite dramatic" after receiving three calls in 10 minutes from businesses urgently seeking milk for the following week. However, when asked to supply a further 40,000 litres, the dairy could not fulfill the request.
- Lost Orchards founder Angus Morrison reported a "calamity on the orchard crops for this year" down south, while Scotland has seen bumper fruit crops. He said the situation demonstrates how climate change is beginning to affect where food can be grown.
- Questioning whether this constitutes a "new normal," Cunningham warned that "we can't graze animals and we can't grow food because it's too dry and too hot." He expressed concern that if such events recur frequently, future food production becomes increasingly difficult to manage.
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England and Wales look to Scotland as drought puts pressure on milk supplies
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