UK Farming Union Boss Says All Sectors Are in an ‘Extraordinary Situation’

UK Farming Union Boss Says All Sectors Are in an ‘Extraordinary Situation’
Pigs are judged at the Dorset County Show, Dorchester, England, on Sept. 4, 2022. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
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UK politicians have been told that farmers “have never witnessed anything like this at any time in living memory” and that food and drink prices are to rise higher than previously expected.

At a hearing on food security at the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Committee on Wednesday, politicians were warned by a farming boss that the industry is facing major issues across almost all sectors, with the price of animal feed and nitrogen fertiliser skyrocketing.
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