And they have suggested that the growing costs associated with these measures mean that costs could be passed on to consumers in supermarkets.
Environment correspondent at the broadcaster Sarah Mukherjee added that farmers are seeing their combine harvesters damaged while attempting to trim crops in drenched fields.
However, more optimistic farmers – along with managing director at Waitrose Mark Price – suggested that the quality of the harvest could still be adequate if the weather improves in the autumn.
Food prices have already jumped by 8.3% in 2008, according to a recent poll by Verdict Research conducted for the BBC.
Campaigners have also suggested that supermarkets are overcharging consumers for products – with prices going up higher than the official inflation headline rate.
