British people could be fighting in the aisles to get their hands on turkeys this Christmas, after the worst-ever bird flu outbreak wiped out much of the population
British people could see "big, big shortages" of turkeys over Christmas because of the country's worst-ever bird flu outbreak, industry experts have warned.Half of the UK's stock of free range turkeys have fallen victim to the disease this year, or been culled to stop its spread, and one in nine of the total have been lost.
The government recently told farmers of all poultry and captive birds in England to keep their flocks indoors to help halt the spread of the virus.Supermarkets are now expected to import more turkeys from abroad, with countries like Poland set to help meet the shortfall in the UK - although prices have skyrocketed, potentially making Christmas even more expensive for most people.
Chief executive of the British Poultry Council, Richard Griffiths, told the committee: "This year is the worst bird flu outbreak that we have seen, ever.Turkeys have to be kept inside to slow the spread of the flu."We have seen around 600,000 of those free-range birds being directly affected. Half of free range.
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