Brexit blamed for price rise for Christmas turkeys
by Sarah Butler from Environment | The Guardian on (#40Q4K)
Fall in pound and uncertainty has led to farmers paying more to attract or retain EU workers
Brexit is about to make Christmas turkeys more expensive. Prices are to jump as a result of the fall in the value of the pound and higher wages farmers now have to pay to their east European pluckers.
Paul Kelly, the chairman of the British Turkey Federation and boss of KellyBronze, a free range producer, said the industry was being forced to increase prices because of a 5% to 7% rise in costs.
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