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UK farmers lost 240 million litres of milk this summer
From May to August, dairy farmers experienced a production deficit of 240 million liters of milk compared to projections, a shortage linked to severe heat. The loss, calculated by an energy and climate think tank to be over £83 million, is an amount equivalent to the volume of over a billion school milk cartons. To cope, agricultural producers such as Debbie Wilkins in Gloucestershire have begun providing winter rations to their livestock sooner than usual, which drives up expenses.
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