Farming Today - 07/05/2009

Retailers have been accused of making chicken farming for meat in Britain unsustainable by taking too large a part of the price of a chicken. A report by Savills estimates the retailer takes 51 per cent, giving the farmer 25 per cent and the rest gong to the wholesaler. It claims the average farmer made sustained losses over the last five years, leaving them unable to update their sheds and become more efficient. The retailers have their say with Charlotte Smith.