UK families are paying £605 more for their food than they did two years ago, with climate change being the main reason for the high prices, according to researchers.

Rising costs due to extreme weather have kept food inflation high throughout 2022 and 2023 even as energy prices decreased.

Recent flooding in the UK left cereal, potato and other crops rotting underwater, farmers have said, while extreme heat and drought in Spain has damaged olive harvests and pushed up the price of olive oil by around 50%.

Other staple products like sugar, rice and tomatoes have been impacted by extreme weather, with food inflation rising to around 20% this spring.

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