Spain’s prized jamón ibérico under threat from climate crisis

Rising temperatures and low rainfall threaten key ingredient of pigs' diet - acorns from the dehesa oak forests

Spain's prized jamon iberico bellota is under threat from the climate crisis as rising temperatures and low rainfall imperil a key ingredient of the pigs' diet - acorns.

In a country where pigs are as populous as people, there are many varieties of ham but none is so revered as jamon iberico bellota, which retails at upwards of 100 (88) a kilo.