Cows = beef. Beef = all that is good with the world. Steak, burgers, stew, burnt ends, roast beef (rib, of course). But if you want to buy British then the price is going up.Reuters
Cows = beef. Beef = all that is good with the world. Steak, burgers, stew, burnt ends, roast beef (rib, of course). But if you want to buy British then the price is going up.ReutersIt’s actually proven fact* that every single person in the world likes bacon, so it’s bad news that farmers’ pig prices rose sharply on the year. *not technically true.ReutersFussy children, rejoice. Vegetables are getting more and more expensive so your parents will probably buy less of them.ReutersWho first milked a cow? It’s a bit weird when you think about it. Imagine being the first person to do that. What was going through their mind? Still, we’re glad our ancient fetishist ancestor did, because it’s delicious – but 15.1% more expensive at the farm gate than a year ago.ReutersI searched for interesting facts about wheat. I’ll be honest, there’s nothing. Still, it is used in an awful lot of our food, such as breads and cakes, because we get flour from it, so any price rise would hit most of us. It’s also used in many beers, so this is awful, awful news.ReutersDaddy, or chips? Daddy, or chips? It’ll have to be daddy I’m afraid, because chips are well expensive now.Reuters
Britain's farmers are charging significantly more for their produce than in 2012, leaving consumers with a pricier breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.
That doesn't mean the money is going into farmers' pockets, though. They have faced higher production costs because of volatile global commodity prices.
From fuel to fertiliser to feed, the costs of running a farm jump higher each year - and so does the price of a dinner plate.
As the Office for National Statistics publishes its latest Agriculture Price Index for June, IBTimes UK looks at how much more some of the country's staple food produce costs when compared with a year before.
