Free range egg sector 'in crisis' as producers lose £250,000

The free range egg sector is in crisis as producers lose £8.63 on every hen, amounting to nearly £250,000 for the average flock of 32,000 birds.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Free range egg sector 'in crisis' as producers lose £250,000

The free range egg sector is in crisis as producers lose 8.63 on every hen, amounting to nearly 250,000 for the average flock of 32,000 birds. Addressing delegates at the BFREPA Conference 2022 in Birmingham...

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