Farmers warn of 'definite' turkey shortage this Christmas

There could be a shortage of turkeys for your Christmas dinner this year - and it's being blamed on bird flu and rising living costs.Around 10 million turkeys are eaten in the UK each Christmas, but increased production costs are making it harder for farmers to rear them.

"There is definitely going to be a reduced production of turkeys for Christmas," Michael Bailey, turkey group chairman at the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales , tells the BBC."There's other larger producers who have decided to cut back - some by 50%, some 20%, just to reduce the risk."Others says that it's too soon to know what the situation will be in the festive season.

I’m sure u hear this every Year zzzzzzzzz

Ukraine again I take it do we actually grow anything in the UK or what what did we do before Ukraine

They come out with this punchline every year… starting to get boring now..🙄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Oh do bore off BBC you said exactly the same thing last year and nothing happened.

Substitute chicken for turkey

Time to panic buy and get 20 turkeys just in case I can't buy one

Won’t miss it. Lucky for turkeys.

Plenty of Turkeys about when not on strike.

Beef it is then...again!

Did they not say that last year , and there was plenty

We don't eat turkey so don't care!

It’s June and you told that lie last year. DefundTheBBC

Why? Plenty of alternatives!

Xmas is coming! Tesco says so!

Good i don’t like turkey 🙄 What’s the worst that’s going to happen 🤷🏻‍♀️

Please keep trying to find those fear and panic stories going! I look forward to you actually reporting facts and no spin, oh and actually mentioning when labour and SNP MPs are under investigation or convicted. Pathetic news channel 😠

Yeah sure, just like last year? 😂😂😂

Didn't the BBC use this one during the run up to brexit lol, veriety is the spice of life

Warming up early this year BBC.

I’m sure people will cope with having something else for dinner! Stop trying to stir up panic buying 🤦‍♀️ the fact that you wouldn’t report properly on the risks of brexit means you are implicit in this situation the uk is now in

So what Chicken and Greek Salad

So Brexit really was a case of turkeys voting for Christmas.

Some of us are old enough to remember the great bang shortage in crackers we all had to shout bang or crack.

luckily Nestle or Unilever will be there to help you with your textured soy protein alternative, chicken shaped soy product?

Fowl.

One way to try to drum up business. Peoples diets are changing.

Why is there a picture of a roast duck then ?

Chicken is by far the Better Thanksgiving Bird.

Not fussed we never have turkey.

hoping for a young game bird at crimbo

Will people be able to afford to cook them?

Here we go again... watch the panic buying begin in June for bloody Christmas

Good

OMG on top of the definite shortage last year (not). How will we cope?

Checked my tweets, the BBC said the same thing last Christmas! However, there were plenty of turkeys available

Look my naked photo ❤️😘

Is it down to bird flu? Backed up abattoirs? Brexit?!!!!!

Been an ironic shortage since 2015.

Already got our turkey.

that's okay.... many people won't be able to afford to cook it anyway.

C Waiting for 'Boris in fight to save Christmas ' headlines.

jez_usbourne NO TURKEY

Starting early to raise prices

Here we go again more Bull and Propaganda from the BBC

Can't understand why... the turkeys voted for Christmas!

Lol

So eat something else...dont panic. Not the end of the world.

Lol

Oh,just like last Christmas then..

Oh it's definite this time around is it.

Why?

FGS

What again bang goes Christmas again

They said that the last 2 years and it didnt come to fruition.

That's good I prefer, beef, pork, lamb, chicken, ooo or even capon 😂🤣

Hahahaha, they’ve been saying this for years! I bet my house there is no turkey shortage 😁

Plucking Hell!

Cheers Kier

They said that before last Christmas.

Bloody Brexit!

🤪🤪🤪 it’s fucking June , Feck off

Because of Brexit per chance or have all the turkeys dropped dead due to the heat?

Fool me once …

They're all in the house of commons!

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