Farmers warn 'food security is not a joke' as they refuse to load milling wheat in IHT strike

Shoppers face bread shortages as growers say it may be April Fools' Day but 'food security is no joke'

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Merseyside farmer Olly Harrison is urging growers to stop loading milling wheat
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Merseyside farmer Olly Harrison is urging growers to stop loading milling wheat

Consumers are being warned of bread and hot cross bun shortages this Easter as large numbers of farmers go ‘on strike'. Led by Merseyside-based arable farmer Olly Harrison, the move will see farmers...

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