Rising temperatures and low rainfall threaten key ingredient of pigs’ diet – acorns from the dehesa oak forests
Spain’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.
