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UK Farmers get only 3p per chicken?

Tomc.design · 2010-03-17 14:08:06

I've recently read that UK Farmers only make 3p per chicken. That seems extremely low. Is it the the equivalent in Ireland?

17-03-2010 2:08pm

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Tomc.design

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I've recently read that UK Farmers only make 3p per chicken. That seems extremely low. Is it the the equivalent in Ireland?

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#2 17-03-2010 3:52pm

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That does seem very low maybe its 3p profit per chicken after feed and costs
I dont know what chickens make in ireland but I know of chicken farms that have gone out of bussness in the last few years and some pig farms aswell.
Dairy and beef under pressure also last year.:(

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#3 17-03-2010 3:59pm

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i think i heard of 14 cent per bird in ireland

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