El Niño, climate chang e,

In South Africa, extreme heat and drought threaten some of our favourite fruit imports: we get a third (32%) of our grapes, a quarter (26%) of our navel oranges, a third (32%) of our mandarins, a third (33%) of our satsumas, nearly two fifths (37%) of our lemons and a fifth (21%) of our nectarines from them, none of which we grow in the UK. [...] The UK imports half of its food from overseas, and according to the Climate Change Committee, half of our food supply chains are in areas at the highest risk of climate impacts. [...] The sections below outline some of the key commodities we get from different regions of the world, illustrating the potential impact of El Niño on British consumers. [...] The lack of rain in northern Brazil increases drought and fire risk in the Amazon, a key soy-producing region that is already drying out due to the combination of deforestation and elevated temperatures from climate change. [...] The state of California grows 99% of the US’ commercial supply of walnuts, 100% of its almonds and 99% of its pistachios.