§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the competitiveness of the United Kingdom turkey industry. [62999]
§ Mr. RookerIn common with other agricultural sectors, the turkey industry is experiencing difficulties and having to compete with cheap imports from other EU member states, particularly on the catering market.
The standard turkey as a Christmas loss leader in UK supermarkets will mean that lower priced imports will be competing with UK production during the busy Christmas period. However, at least one major supermarket is sourcing from the UK only and traditional farm fresh turkeys will all be British.