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‘Some aren’t going to make it’: how pressure on farmers threatens UK food security

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What happened

Food producers are adding their voices to the chorus of warnings about the vulnerability of British supply chains “There are so many decent, capable, productive, efficient arable farmers out there, asking how they are supposed to finance the crop the…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:00:24 UTC.

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