The unrelenting wet weather is threatening agricultural livelihoods all over Ireland and the UK.
The IFA has warned that the rain is taking its toll on farmer well-being and incomes. Teagasc says it is dealing with huge numbers of farmers seeking advice on how to deal with poor ground conditions and poor grass utilisation.
Pictures from the UK of potato plants and other veg rotting in fields that look more like paddy fields accompany news of food price hikes to come.
In the US the opposite case obtains, where the country is suffering its worst drought since the 1980s.
In Ireland the start of July saw more than three times the normal rainfall for this time of the year, following on from the wettest June on record. The meteorologists have been forecasting unsettled conditions for up to a month ahead.
One notes that their forecasts have been shortened because the conditions are so unsettled. Blame for the unseasonal weather has been placed once again upon the movement south of the jet stream, causing the meteorological mayhem.
