Particularly impacts on those on the lowest income because they spend the biggest proportion of their budget on basic essentials so the government is calling in supermarket bosses this week, looking at ideas and one idea considered as getting supermarkets to sign up to a pledge to try to keep basic prices down and the health secretary was on the bbc this morning. my understanding is that the government is working constructively with the supermarkets as to how we address the very real concerns around food inflation and the cost of living and doing so in a way that is also very mindful to the impact on suppliers. because i think we ve got to be sited on the fact that many suppliers, often very small businesses, family run businesses themselves, are under significant
Fork, and it is a sector that has faced many challenges. volatility, uncertainty and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry, according to the national farmers union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they ve felt. we re battered after the last couple of years, not just financially. it s been a huge mental stress. we will look at ways to either get out of farming or reduce the risk even more. energy costs. fertiliser costs. seed costs. packaging costs. shortage of labour. today at 10 downing street, what s been called the farm to fork summit will take place. supermarket bosses, government departments, and representatives from the farming industry will meet to try and tackle a range of issues, including the rising cost of food and a shortage of agricultural workers. at the end of the day, we want to see fairness
Comes amid huge pressures in the food supply chain with record high food prices and pressure from the nationalfarmers union for more support for farmers. tim muffett has been speaking to those working in the industry. volatility, uncertainty and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry according to the national farmers industry according to the nationalfarmers union. in national farmers union. in recent nationalfarmers union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt. hide been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt.- impact they have felt. we are battered. impact they have felt. we are battered, the impact they have felt. we are battered, the last impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple - impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple of. battered, the last couple of years, notjust financially. it has been pent up stress. haste has been pent up stress. we will look has been pent up
At six consumers are warned that food prices will remain high for some time as the prime minister holds a food summit in downing street. farmers, supermarket bosses, food suppliers have gathered today to discuss how to tackle supply shortages and stubbornly high prices. it felt like a very serious conversation with the prime minister, who is finally taking food seriously. that was widely appreciated by everybody here. also on the programme. record numbers of people in the uk more than 2.5 million are not working because of poor health. we ll be asking why. the biggest art heist in modern history these thieves are jailed in germany after making off with more than £100 million of priceless jewels. and marking the 80th anniversary
Today, the government urged retailers to pass on any savings to customers who are struggling. our economics correspondent dharshini david looks at why prices are staying so high. brunch with the prime minister in the sun. all smiles, but farmers, manufacturers and retailers where there to discuss the challenges of supplying our food. there to discuss the challenges of supplying ourfood. soaring costs have been the key headache for production and prices. just ask the man in charge of our biggest dairy cooperative. man in charge of our biggest dairy c00perative- man in charge of our biggest dairy cooerative. , ,, . , cooperative. cost pressures on farms have come from cooperative. cost pressures on farms have come from all cooperative. cost pressures on farms have come from all the cooperative. cost pressures on farms have come from all the global - have come from all the global factors of conflict and the disruption coming out of covid and so on. actually, farmers have had to pay