Production costs 'more than doubled' since March- Norfolk poultry farmer
The prices of red diesel, heating oil and fertiliser have hit their highest levels since 2022
A local poultry farmer tells us some of his production costs have more than doubled since the Iran war started
The prices of red diesel, heating oil and fertiliser have hit their highest levels since 2022 from late February
"It's going to be very challenging over the next few months"
Mark Gorton is from Traditional Norfolk Poultry based near Shropham
"Our margins are already slim as it is, so we don't have the capacity to be able to absorb all of these costs.
"So if these cost rises keep coming sadly we won't have a choice but to pass these costs on to the consumer- which is clearly what nobody wants.
"The diesel which we use in our tractors has doubled in price. All of the transport that we use to ferry the birds around and to deliver our products to the supermarkets is costing more
"It's going to be very challenging over the next few months".
The Government says it's set up a taskforce to monitor prices and to stamp out price gouging.
Ministers are also providing £3 million of support in Norfolk- through local councils- for those who need help paying their heating bills