Scottish farmers warn of rising costs and food shortages

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy told BBC Scotland the impact of Russia's invasion, after a two-year period which brought Brexit and the Covid pandemic, was "absolutely devastating"."The long-term implications of that is going to have a serious impact right across the food supply chain."

Mr Kennedy said the pig sector is under threat due to the rising cost of feed and warned imminent intervention was needed to ensure pork remains on shop shelves. Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary has called for an urgent four-nations summit to consider how to respond to "hardship" in the food sector linked to the Ukraine crisis.She has written to her UK counterpart, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary George Eustice, to highlight her concerns.

Any excuse to rip the British public off again

Brexit named as a cause.

I'd say, unfortunately, with Mairi (chicken) Goujon on board, that agriculture in Scotland will be severely compromised in the current climate. With an arts degree, and with her only real world work experience being as a tour guide, she knows next to nothing about farming.

Seems odd; they also say of independence but want more money from UK Gov. Maybe also export tax; import tax so more expensive which they will have to pay themselves. As should be selling local why more expensive. Or food still from EU?

Might have to sell their range rovers, so sad.

Pork is always cheaper.

Not sure I'd describe it as a 'perfect storm'... this is more like the final nail in the coffin... If we had a proper government they would have already been planning for these circumstances.

Cost of living crisis for so many people.

theSNP are responsible for Scotland not national government

Just Scottish ones?🤔🙄

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