Cost-of-farming crisis: egg producers plea to UK supermarkets to raise price

Producers face going under, as NFU warns of huge drop in greenhouse crops such as cucumbers

Hundreds of egg producers are facing collapse as rising costs of fuel and energy combine with additional costs of keeping hens indoors during a bird flu outbreak.

British free-range poultry farmers are calling on major retailers to increase the price of a dozen eggs by 40p as some smaller producers are already on the brink of shutting down.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/31/cost-of-farming-crisis-egg-producers-plea-to-uk-supermarkets-to-raise-price

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