Climate Change claims first food casualty!

mike65

From Grauniad

Last year's disastrous summer has forced Weetabix to halt production of some of its most popular lines, after the company exhausted its supply of high quality British wheat following what it described as the worst harvest in decades.

Weetabix said it had been forced to stop making Weetabix Minis and Oatibix Bites because last year's cold and wet summer had devastated the UK harvest.

The company, which is committed to using only British wheat, said many shops had "completely run out" of some Weetabix varieties. "The shops don't have them," a spokesman said. "There will be a shortage of these products for some time."

Gaps on the shelves of your local supermarket due to the crazy weather, this is the start folks.

/grabs box of tinned/dry goods and heads underground

joseph brand

Great marketing strategy. There'll be a rush on Weetabix this week.

Mushy

Im gonna ration the box of Weetabix I have now. No more luxury of a second bowl!

squod

Theres stories of herd losses and farmer suicides over here. I couldn't give a crap what UK cereal manufacturers are going through.

Lando Griffin

Great the chocolate ones are still available though; right?

Overheal

I think I spotted some wheatabix in a supermarket last year. It was delish

OneArt

Weetabix is mank.

delw

They will be no loss,manky stuff

KungPao

Looks like Wheatbisk or Beatawix or whatever it's called, for breakfast then.

I guess those brands don't give a fiddlers where their wheat comes from.

pharmaton

as long as the all rice in China is ok, I like mine Krispy

NuckingFacker

It's also looking a bit "fourty shades of brown" out there on the grassland front. This might not be the best year ever for farmers, or for people who eat food. If that's your sort of thing..