英国绝大多数主要食品，包括谷物、马铃薯、糖和食用油，均产自英格兰被评为中度至极高干旱风险的地区。
The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought.
根据专注于自然投资的基金 Rebalance Earth 的分析，英格兰高达 81% 的鲜活农产品集中在已经面临水资源紧张的地区。
A very high proportion – 81% – of England’s fresh produce is concentrated in parts of the country that are already experiencing water stress, according to the analysis by nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth.
报告发现，英格兰四分之三的小麦（77%）、大麦（75%）和油菜籽（74%）生长在被评为中度至极高干旱风险的地区，此外还有 70% 的甜菜和 67% 的马铃薯。
Three-quarters of England’s wheat (77%), barley (75%) and oilseed rape (74%) grow in parts of the country rated as being at a moderate to very high drought risk, along with 70% of sugar beet and 67% of potatoes, it found.
同时，Rebalance Earth 发现，全国约四分之一的主粮作物生长在面临严重干旱风险的地区，其中包括 30% 的小麦和大麦、28% 的油菜籽、27% 的鲜活农产品和 21% 的马铃薯。
Meanwhile, Rebalance Earth found about a quarter of the country’s staple crops are grown in areas facing an acute risk of drought, including 30% of wheat and barley, 28% of oilseed rape, 27% of fresh produce and 21% of potatoes.
其首席运营兼财务官 Kirsty Wilman 表示：“干旱来势缓慢且隐蔽，很少像洪水那样受到同等关注，但其影响贯穿整个经济：减产、供应链紧张，以及我们购物篮里普遍上涨的价格。”
“Drought builds slowly and quietly, and rarely gets the same attention as flooding, but its impact runs right through the economy: lower yields, strained supply chains and higher prices in all of our shopping baskets,” said Kirsty Wilman, its chief operating and financial officer.
英格兰一些传统上最高产的农业区——如长期被称为国家“粮仓”的东安格利亚，以及常被誉为“英格兰花园”的肯特郡——正处于面临最大干旱压力的地区之列，且近年来经历了长时间的干旱天气。
Some of England’s traditionally most productive agricultural areas – such as East Anglia, long known as the country’s “breadbasket”, and Kent, often described as the “garden of England” – are among those facing the greatest pressure from drought and have seen prolonged periods of dry weather in recent years.
根据农业与园艺发展局（AHDB）发布的 2026 年最终收获报告，今年英格兰和威尔士的谷物收成被描述为“令人失望”，英国小麦、春大麦和燕麦的产量均低于历史平均水平。
The yield from this year’s cereals harvest in England and Wales has been described as “disappointing” in the final 2026 harvest report from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), with volumes of wheat, spring barley and oats below historic averages across the UK.
位于萨福克郡、由吉尼斯家族拥有、拥有 9000 公顷（22000 英亩）耕地的 Elveden 庄园，其作物产量也显著低于正常水平。
Crop yields are also significantly lower than normal on the Elveden estate in Suffolk, which is owned by the Guinness family and includes 9,000 hectares (22,000 acres) of farmed land.
“五年之中有三年我们处于干旱条件下，”管理布雷克兰庄园农场的安德鲁·布伦基伦说道，布雷克兰位于萨福克郡和诺福克郡交界处，以沙质土壤著称。作为英格兰最大的商业农场之一，他们种植包括小麦和大麦在内的谷物，以及包括洋葱和马铃薯在内的根茎类作物。
“For three years out of five we have been in drought conditions,” said Andrew Blenkiron, who manages the farms on the estate in Breckland, an area on the Suffolk-Norfolk border known for its sandy soil. One of England’s largest commercial farms, they grow cereals including wheat and barley and root crops including onions and potatoes.
“用于粮食生产的水资源对我们维持业务运营、确保在此每年生产10万吨粮食至关重要，”他补充道。
“Water for food is key for us to function as a business and make sure we produce 100,000 tonnes of food here on an annual basis,” he added.
尽管面临挑战，布伦基伦认为英国需要更好地利用水资源，以继续在高产区种植主粮：“如果我们不在这片完全适合耕种的土地上生产，就只能增加进口，让其他人耗尽他们的自然资源。”
Despite the challenges, Blenkiron believes the UK needs to better use its water resources to continue growing staple foods in productive areas: “If we didn’t grow on this land that is totally suitable for it, we would just import more and let other people deplete their natural resources.”