Hundreds of UK egg farms are at risk of collapse after surging input costs were pushed up still further by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the industry has warned.
The British Egg Industry Council said on Thursday that input costs had risen by about 30 per cent after the war worsened a steep rise in feed costs, since both Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of raw materials such as cereal grains that are used to feed chickens.
It has written to the chief executives of UK supermarkets calling for consumer prices for eggs to increase. The British Free Range Egg Association said the price of a dozen eggs should immediately rise by 40p.
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