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Farmers can only 'watch and wait' as Middle Eastern crisis mounts

Economist says while farmers coped with recent global upheaval, it would be 'very painful' to see a return to high input prices

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Food supplies have not yet been impacted by the Middle Eastern crisis
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Food supplies have not yet been impacted by the Middle Eastern crisis

Farmers could be facing higher input costs and rising inflation should the current crisis in the Middle East escalate, an industry analyst has warned. Sarah Baker lead economist at AHDB said it was...

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