Cost price squeeze reflected in lower egg throughput stats
Volumes of eggs at UK packing stations during the second quarter of 2022 fell by 7m dozens to total 222m dozens. Throughputs are down 3% compared with the
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Volumes of eggs at UK packing stations during the second quarter of 2022 fell by 7m dozens to total 222m dozens. Throughputs are down 3% compared with the
British-produced speciality meats such as guineafowl and quail are difficult to source. With so few UK farmers running flocks, dealers and retailers have
Farmers are only receiving a fraction of recent rises in the price of a dozen free range eggs, leading to warnings that some may quit if things don't improve.
A shortage of eggs in the shops is being predicted as higher retail prices are only partially passed back to farmers. Analysis by the British Free Range
Poultry farmers are only receiving 20% of the extra money consumers are paying for free-range eggs, claim egg industry leaders.