Could heatwaves make your food shop more expensive?
As temperatures rise, the chillers might not be the only thing supermarkets are adjusting.
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"One week of hot weather will not make a loaf of bread more expensive."
— Prof Manoj Dora , Academic
"This year's very dry harvest will mean that the quality will be good but the yield will be down."
— Simon Willis , Executive
"I don't really think it's going to affect the prices in the supermarkets, because they can just bring more food in from other countries."
— David Wheatley , Other
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As temperatures rise, the chillers might not be the only thing supermarkets are adjusting.
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