Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
57%
8 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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Economy/Business
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The increases could last for many months, the Bank of England (BoE) believes.
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Bank → last → England
Millions of households in London and across the UK are already struggling with the cost of living and some could see their mortgage bill rise by £600-a-year after the latest interest rate rise by the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee.
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bill → struggle → Committee
“The current El Niño event is expected to place upward pressure on UK food price inflation,” it said, explaining how extreme weather can hit crop yields in some regions while increasing them elsewhere.
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weather → expect → them
“Overall, the current El Niño is expected to place upward pressure on global agricultural commodity prices and, in turn, UK food prices,” it added.
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it → expect → turn
“Around a quarter of UK food imports, equivalent to around 10% of total food supply, comes from El Niño-exposed regions.”
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quarter → come → regions
Spain is Britain’s leading provider of fresh produce, particularly out-of-season fruit and vegetables, with large volumes also coming from The Netherlands, France and Germany.
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volumes → lead → Netherlands
Forecasters have warned that the global phenomenon could disrupt the polar vortex – a vast ring of freezing winds high above the Arctic that normally keeps the coldest air contained around the North Pole.
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that → warn → Pole
The bank’s indepth analysis also stressed that El Niño could add to pressures in global energy markets by reducing biofuel production, constraining hydroelectric and nuclear power generation, and increasing demand for cooling and energy-intensive irrigation.
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Niño → stress → cooling
Lower water levels in inland waterways could also disrupt transport networks.
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levels → disrupt → networks
“The effects on UK food price inflation are likely to emerge gradually,” it added.
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it → emerge → inflation
“Intelligence from contacts of the Bank’s Agents suggests that the current event could begin affecting UK food price inflation from early 2027, initially through prices of fresh products, such as fruit and vegetables, with broader effects then building over several quarters.”
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effects → suggest → quarters
“The timing of the extreme weather limited the damage to winter cereals such as wheat and barley, although yields of some summer crops have been more significantly affected,” it explained.
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it → limit → crops
Modelling estimated the combined effects of this summer’s European droughts and heatwaves and the current El Niño event could increase UK food price “potentially by around 2 percentage points at its peak in 2028”.
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effects → estimate → 2028
This could amount to a 0.3 percentage points rise in CPI inflation, reflecting the weight of food in the inflation basket.
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This → amount → basket
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