Scientists from Australia claim climate change might not just significantly affect agriculture but can also lead to the development of bad quality consumer products that originate from farms or the sea.

For example, vegetables such as carrots will be tasteless; pizza dough won't be that good and even steaks will also be lower in quality.

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This new report is called Appetite for Change and was led by University of Melbourne scientists, Richard Eckard and David Karoly. The team explains the impacts of inconsistent rainfall patterns along with extreme weather conditions, warming ocean temperatures and climate change related diseases that can affect food production in Australia.

The scientists released the report in anticipation of this year's Earth Hour on March 28 where people all over the world are encouraged to switch off all their electrical devices for one hour to protect the planet and lessen its carbon footprint.

Researchers have compiled a list of food items found in every household, from poultry to dairy products, grains, fruits and vegetables and grains that show the effects of global warming on their quality.

Eckard says it's definitely a wake-up call when your regular bread and fruit jam for breakfast may no longer be available in 50 years. He also adds the cost of food items may be taken for granted, especially the taste quality of foods such as avocado, vegemite, spaghetti bolognaise including beer, wine and chocolate.

Farms in Australia can be ravaged by wildfires and bushfires due to heat waves from global warming. Karoly also states that global warming is increasing in frequency. Intense heat waves and bushfires can affect farms across the nation since 93 percent of all food comes from Australian farms.

Dairy products will be affected since cows will now experience more heat stress and reduce milk production from 10 percent to 25 percent to even 40 percent during extreme heat conditions.

Farmers will now select heat tolerant cattle breeds which can lower the quality of beef. Chickens are also sensitive to heat stress and will also suffer. Prices will increase.

Carrots will ultimately lose their sweet flavor and even texture and physical structure when it's too hot. Carrots may stop growing in warmer parts in Australia as their production will be shifted to cooler regions like Tasmania. 

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