UK shoppers face 'year of anxiety' over food prices as La Niña returns
by Sarah Butler from on (#38JGG)
Weather event could drive up costs of commodities such as coffee and cocoa as Britons face Brexit and inflation squeeze
UK consumers could be hit by a new bout of food price inflation next year after the return of the La Nina global weather phenomenon, which may hit production of key commodities including coffee and cocoa.
The UK is expected to be particularly exposed to the effect of the event, which tends to prompt dry weather in the US midwest and heavy rainfall in south-east Asia and Australia, because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit.
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