Covid-19 sees fewer game birds reared at higher prices

New data has highlighted a drop in the number of game birds reared for the 2020 shooting season and a rise in poult prices due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Covid-19 sees fewer game birds reared at higher prices

New data has highlighted a drop in the number of game birds reared for the 2020 shooting season and a rise in poult prices due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kenny Nutting, director of St David's Game Bird...

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