Record-breaking rain over the past few months has left fields of crops under water and livestock's health at risk, adding to pressures on food producers.
The flooding and extreme weather linked to climate change will undermine UK food production unless farmers get more help, the National Farmers Union said.
The NFU is calling on the government to do more to compensate flooded farmers and support domestic food production.
In Ireland a similar picture of wet weather related damage and destruction is being reported.
Potato harvests are being threatened, with a shortage being predicted for the autumn due to the persistent wet weather this spring. As one northern grower said - “"We need dry weather and we need it ASAP!"
