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Long-term UK security, business viability and economic growth is being jeopardised due to the soaring cost of production and the lack of support in the marketplace. Photo: Freepik
13-03-2023 | News

Action needed to prevent empty poultry shelves

Producers and processors have been warning supermarkets of the impending shortages. Photo: Hank Riswick
16-02-2023 | News

Shortage of eggs set to continue in the UK

Photo: Van Assendelft
16-12-2022 | News

Red mite threat warning during bird flu housing order

More might need to be done to help hard-pressed producers. Photo: Koos Groenewold
08-12-2022 | News

Calls for investigation into egg supply chain as retailers dig deep

UK chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, confirmed that avian influenza had been identified in captive birds at a wild bird rescue (stock photo). Photo: Bert Jansen
10-11-2021 | News

Bird flu prevention zone imposed across Great Britain

UK upmarket retailer Marks and Spencer is to become the first supermarket to only sell slower-reared, higher welfare chicken across its full range of fresh poultry products. Photo: Koos Groenewold
13-07-2021 | News

Marks and Spencer to only stock slower growing broilers

Chicken saw a 62% decrease in volume and a 67% fall in value, from around £90m to just £30m, according to UK Government statistics. Photo: Michel Zoeter
01-07-2021 | News

UK poultry exports to EU down 70% in value

A survey has found that UK supermarkets are lagging behind other food industry sectors on chicken welfare. Photo: Hans Prinsen
30-06-2021 | News

UK supermarkets lag behind on chicken welfare

The consumption of poultry is on the rise in Japan, the world s 3rd-largest economy, and now the UK has secured market access for imports of UK poultry meat. Photo: Ryan Kwok
29-06-2021 | News

UK and Japan agreement on trade of poultry meat

Unprecedented demand for eggs during the Covid pandemic led UK retailers to stock white eggs in large numbers for the first time since the 1980s. Photo: Bart Nijs
18-06-2021 | News

Largest UK retailer expands white egg offering to consumers