While inflation may be easing, the supply chain remains sensitive to shocks, with several food commodities likely to see continued shortages and higher prices than the years before the permacrisis era.
‘Not for EU’ labels create unneeded cost and make UK food and drink producers less attractive to investors, according to the head of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised British farmers more support, with a new funding package for rural communities and an annual food security report.
While inflation may be easing, the supply chain remains sensitive to shocks, with several food commodities likely to see continued shortages and higher prices than the years before the permacrisis era.
The imminent closure of Yorkshire Dales’s last small abattoir could spell disaster for the rural community and the wider food and drink supply chain, warned the Sustainable Food Trust.