And theAt a press conference, the president of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFU), Minette Batters, asked middlemen, such as distributors and packers, for “more fairness” in the supply chain, specifically in terms of cost-sharing.
Ultimately, for the UK’s main agricultural union, there is a risk that the country will become increasingly dependent on imports in the face of falling production.
He pointed out that British farmers are in a “urgency” facing higher costs of fertilizers, feed, fuel and energy.
According to figures provided by the federation, the number of farms in the country decreased by 7,000 compared to 2019, which is a decrease of about 5%.
In addition to rising costs, farmers still faced the consequences of “Brexit” (the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union), which made it difficult to hire European workers.
In this sense, the trade union structure asked the government to grant more visas to seasonal workers.
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