Farming Today This Week
Charlotte Smith discusses the difficult balance between keeping food affordable and making a profit, at a time when the cost of producing food is rising.
2011 was the year that the UK had one of the fastest increases in food prices in Europe. Charlotte Smith looks at predictions for food prices in 2012, and beyond. According to figures from analysts Kantar Worldpanel the average retail price of lamb roasting joints increased by 48% between 2009-2011, and the retail price of beef mince increased by 11 percent. Warwickshire livestock farmer Adam Quinney discusses the factors behind the prices, how much he's being paid, and why rising prices don't necessarily mean bigger profits. At a time of high grain prices he shows Charlotte how waste breakfast cereal and the by-products of whiskey making are helping him cut costs.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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- Sat 7 Jan 201206:30BBC Radio 4
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