The average check grew by an amount equal to one family's spending in six weeks.
In Britain, the average grocery check has significantly increased. This is reported by The Guardian. Now it averages 600 pounds sterling (67 thousand rubles). The growth is equal to the amount that a family spends on average for six weeks, the edition notes. As a result, food price inflation in the UK has reached its highest level since the 1970s.
Experts have concluded that the cause is global warming. Thus, last year, due to drought in the country, the harvest of potatoes and onions decreased, the supply of sugar, rice and tomatoes from India decreased, and olive oil became one and a half times more expensive.
To mitigate the effects of global warming, experts suggest renewing the strategy for the development of horticulture. Then Great Britain will stop depending on supplies from Southern Europe, experts believe.
Another reason that had a negative impact on prices is the storm "Babette". Because of him there were extensive agricultural land.
Earlier, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss said that the United States should regain its leadership in the world.