Experts from Zero Carbon Analytics for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) have warned that extreme weather has pushed lamb prices up by between seven and 21 per cent. 'As families and communities sit down to celebrate this Easter, the cost of climate change is hitting home,' said Chris Jaccarini, land, food and farming analyst at the ECIU. 'With beef and dairy prices up after similar extreme weather impacts on production, it is clear that climate change now poses a major and worsening challenge for livestock farmers. They then combined this information with market data from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board to model the impact of extreme weather on farmgate prices. As for what this means for consumers, the researchers estimate that the wet winter of 2023/2024 added an extra £5 (17.5 per cent) to the price of lamb at Easter 2024, and £7 (21 per cent) to the price at Easter last year.

Source: Daily Mail April 03, 2026 02:04 UTC