Farmers warn of 'definite' turkey shortage this Christmas

Farmers warn of 'definite' turkey shortage this Christmas

There could be a shortage of turkeys for your Christmas dinner this year - and it's being blamed on bird flu and rising living costs.

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The warning has come directly from farming groups.

Around 10 million turkeys are eaten in the UK each Christmas, but increased production costs are making it harder for farmers to rear them.

The birds have also been hit hard by avian flu this year, with the UK in the grip of its longest ever outbreak.

"There is definitely going to be a reduced production of turkeys for Christmas," Michael Bailey, turkey group chairman at the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (NFU), tells the BBC.

"I know of several, smaller turkey farmers who are not going to do turkeys this year.

"There's other larger producers who have decided to cut back - some by 50%, some 20%, just to reduce the risk."


'Producers doing everything they can'
Others says that it's too soon to know what the situation will be in the festive season.

"It is too early to say what impact these challenges will have on supply later in the year," says NFU poultry board chair James Mottershead.

"However, producers are doing everything they can to make sure there are plenty of quality, British turkeys available for all to enjoy this Christmas."

There are two things that could drive up turkey prices this Christmas. Firstly, because farmers are rearing less turkeys this year, there will be greater demand and smaller supply.

Secondly, farmers also have to absorb rising production costs.

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