Energy crunch hurting European poultry farmers

Skyrocketing energy prices have severely hit poultry farmers across the European Union, putting pressure on profitability and sometimes even jeopardising operations. With the heating season underway, the worries grow. With the recent sabotage of the Russia to Europe Nord Stream gas pipeline, the price of natural gas has exploded. In the run up to this event, European natural gas prices had already risen nearly 8-fold this year, primarily driven by fears that Russia could further restrict or e