# New Report Highlights Climate Risks Facing Welsh Food and Drink Businesses

> A Food & Drink Wales quarterly monitor covering July to September 2026 reports that extreme heat, drought and geopolitical disruption compounded risks to Welsh food and drink businesses. The UK had its hottest summer on record, Wales extended its drought declaration on 30 July, and UK harvests came in below average.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T12:14:44.810Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99373-new-report-highlights-climate-risks-facing-welsh-food-and-drink-businesses
- Commodities: [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md), [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced grass growth and early use of winter forage leave UK livestock producers more exposed to purchased feed costs, which could lift demand for feed ingredients and firm meat and dairy supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- ALFALFA: bullish ▲
- GRASSHAY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- businessnewswales.com: https://businessnewswales.com/new-report-highlights-climate-risks-facing-welsh-food-and-drink-businesses/

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