Ruffled feathers: is the power imbalance in Australia’s chicken industry making shortages worse?

Farmers believe a more diverse poultry industry could help ease supply chain issues - and reduce cost pressures on chicken growers

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The domination of the chicken processing industry by a few large players has contributed to the shortages in supermarkets across Australia, farmers and industry representatives say.

But that claim is rejected by chicken processors, who say the current supply chain crisis is unprecedented" and not related to the number of processors or the structure of the industry.

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