Turkey prices set to soar

The reason turkey farmers are increasing their cost is attributed to a sharp increase in costs in recent months. The price of poultry feed has climbed from £181 (€260) a tonne to £240 (€345) a tonne.

A leading free-range farmer, Paul Kelly, says that he will likely raise the price of his bronze birds from £45 (€64.60) for an average size bird to approx. £50 (€71.80) in time for the Christmas season. However, farmers of intensively-reared birds – where feed makes up a greater proportion of the costs – are expected to put up their prices by a larger amount.