Half the harvest, twice the bills: how drought hit farms

Reported by BBC Business · Published 7 Oct 2026, 1:22 PM MYT (2 d ago)

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Farmers gathered much less wheat in 2026 and dairy farmers' costs rose.

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Half the harvest, twice the bills: how drought hit farms

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