Spain's prized jamón ibérico under threat from climate crisis

Rising temperatures and low rainfall threaten key ingredient of pigs' diet - acorns from the dehesa oak forestsSpain's prized jamón ibérico bellota is under threat from the climate crisis as rising temperatures and low rainfall threaten a key ingredient of the pigs' diet - acorns.In a nation where pigs are as populous as people, there are many varieties of ham but none is so revered as jamón ibérico bellota, which retails at upwards of ?100 (?88) a kilo. Continue reading...