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NFU puts food fluctuations in focus

04 Jan 2012

Carrots on chopping boardNFU chief economist Phil Bicknell featured on BBC Radio 4 this morning as Farming Today continued its week-long focus on food prices. 

Mr Bicknell shared his thoughts on figures from the Office for National Statistics tracking a 20% fall in the retail price of carrots in December, with potatoes also costing shoppers 10% less.

Those findings came despite a much-publicised general trend of increasing prices at the checkouts – and rising input costs for farmers, particularly where fuel and fertiliser are concerned.


Listen to the interview here (from 4m 15s).

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