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Labour shortages to cause fewer and pricier Christmas Turkeys this year

June 24, 2022

Shoppers are set to see a shortage in fresh turkeys this Christmas period due to the ongoing supply chain crisis, alongside avian flu and soaring input costs. Due the shortages,…

Farmers union criticises leaked government food strategy

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June 12, 2022

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has criticised a leaked draft of the government food strategy which has been described as “worse than half-baked” by critics. A leaked draft of the…

Waitrose invests £16m to support British pig farmers

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May 5, 2022

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Waitrose has announced a further support package for its British pork farmers of up to £16 million as the industry faces “its biggest crisis in a generation.” The high-end supermarket…

Farming body warns British milk production is likely to plummet this year

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April 14, 2022

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British milk production is likely to plummet this year, with a drop of up to 5.3% – the equivalent of 605 million litres – warns the Agriculture and Horticulture Development…

Farmers urge supermarkets to increase egg prices

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April 1, 2022

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British free-range poultry farmers are urging supermarkets to increase the price of a dozen eggs by 40p as the smaller producers face collapse. The warning comes as production costs have…

Defra to host crisis meeting on fertiliser prices

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March 30, 2022

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Defra will host a crisis planning meeting with farmers to discuss soaring fertiliser prices as ministers attempt to reduce the effects of rising food production costs. The move comes as…

‘These costs are making it impossible to grow’, UK farmers plead

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March 11, 2022

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has warned of a 50% drop in UK-grown crops as gas costs soar to record highs. The union said producers of crops who use glasshouses…

Ministers have “no understanding of how food production works”, NFU warns

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February 23, 2022

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The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Minette Batters has warned that the government has shown a “total lack of understanding of how food production works” amid industry challenges.…

Pig farming branded ‘disgrace’ as 40,000 healthy animals are ‘wasted’

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February 22, 2022

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UK pig farming has been branded a ‘disgrace’ and a disaster as it is revealed that 40,000 healthy pigs have been ‘culled and meat wasted’ due to the ongoing industry…

A Cow’s Life: how will the dairy fall-out affect supermarkets?

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February 16, 2022

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Dairy supplier Freshways – which supplies a number of UK supermarket and convenience chains – has come under fire after a BBC documentary revealed that one of its milk and…

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Labour shortages to cause fewer and pricier Christmas Turkeys this year

Farmers union criticises leaked government food strategy

Waitrose invests £16m to support British pig farmers

Farming body warns British milk production is likely to plummet this year

Farmers urge supermarkets to increase egg prices

Defra to host crisis meeting on fertiliser prices

‘These costs are making it impossible to grow’, UK farmers plead

Ministers have “no understanding of how food production works”, NFU warns

Pig farming branded ‘disgrace’ as 40,000 healthy animals are ‘wasted’

A Cow’s Life: how will the dairy fall-out affect supermarkets?

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