An increase in climate change-related extreme weather events led to UK cereal production losses of £62m ($79.5m) in 2018, while early livestock deaths rose by 100,000, according to a study undertaken for WWF Scotland. It revealed Scotland's farmers were among the hardest hit, losing more than £161m due to extreme weather conditions, while surviving cattle figures, reaching 1.76 million last year, were at a historic low.
An increase in climate change-related extreme weather events led to UK cereal production losses of £62m ($79.5m) in 2018, while early livestock deaths rose by 100,000, according to a study undertaken for the World Wildlife Federation. It revealed Scotland's farmers were among the hardest hit, losing more than £161m due to extreme weather conditions, while surviving cattle figures, reaching 1.76 million last year, were at a historic low.