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Farming Today: 09/11/23 Sugar price row, turkeys and bird flu, live export ban

09/11/23 Sugar price row, turkeys and bird flu, live export ban

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 09/11/23 Sugar price row, turkeys and bird flu, live export ban

Sugar goes sour as the government orders growers and British Sugar back into negotiations.

The Government has intervened in an increasingly furious row between British Sugar and the National Farmers' Union over the price farmers will be paid for sugar beet next year. 
Some turkey farmers are bringing forward their Christmas plans in an effort to beat bird flu.  As we reported, this time last year many were dealing with outbreaks on their farms and though this year (so far) there have been fewer cases, turkey farmers are taking extra measures to protect flocks. 
We hear a warning of the impact of the Government's decision to ban the export of live animals for slaughter.  This was proposed but then dropped by the Government back in May. It's now been revived and appeared in the King's speech earlier this week. The Farmers' Union of Wales says it is not good news for farmers.

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