The UK's wet weather will push up the price of beer and bread, experts warn trends now

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The wet weather of the past few months has put a dampener on life for millions – to put it mildly.

And now all that rain is set to hit us in the pocket as well, experts are warning.

The relentless storms and flooding have cut harvests for farmers while also limiting the amount of planting they can do to grow the next batch of crops.

As a result, the price of bread, biscuits and beer are at a 'real risk' of rising, said land analyst Tom Lancaster. The blow comes just as food costs were starting to fall after millions have been battered by months of soaring inflation.

Harvests could drop by almost a fifth, according to the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) which examined crop forecasts. It found that the production of wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape could fall by four million tonnes, equivalent to 17.5 per cent, compared to last year. And the decline is even worse if compared to the average since 2015 at five million tonnes or 21 per cent.