date:Jul 31, 2012
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has predicted that feed prices in 2012/13 could cost UK poultry producers 440M more than last year as a result of the hot and dry weather conditions in the Northern Hemisphere, which have hit yield potential.
Feed, largely wheat and soya, makes up around 60% of the production costs for poultry and eggs, and with spot prices having reached 226/t and the wheat futures market showing a March 2013 contract price high of 197/t, there is only one way production cos