Farming leaders reacted sceptically as they lament margins cut to bone by large retailers
Farmers must “stand their ground” on price inflation and ensure that the rising costs they face are reflected in the prices paid to them by supermarkets for their produce, the UK’s environment secretary has demanded.
George Eustice, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, told the online Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday that rising input costs should result in higher incomes for farmers, but that increasing farm gate prices need not result in food inflation for consumers.
