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telegraph.co.ukseriously disrupted by the war. Countries like Egypt, which sources 80 per cent of its imported wheat from those countries, have reason to be seriously concerned.Here in the UK we have less reason to worry, as we produce nearly 85 per cent of our wheat.
But we have to expect prices to go up. Good news for farmers, you might think, except that conventional farming uses large amounts of chemical fertiliser, the prices of which have also soared.
Some farmers are considering using far less on their fields, which may have a knock-on effect on yield.All of which is good news for organic farmers.
One said to me, ‘It’s a bit of a win for us – we aren’t doing anything different and the prices go up.’Don’t blame the farmers for the hit on your weekly shopping bill: prices are controlled by international commodity prices.
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