# Poultry feed deal may raise prices for farmers in East Anglia - GOV.UK

> The UK Competition and Markets Authority found that Boparan's proposed purchase of ForFarmers' Burston feed mill could substantially reduce competition in poultry feed supply to independent farmers in East Anglia. The CMA gave the parties five working days to propose remedies or face a Phase 2 investigation.

- Date: 2024-11-06 · published 2024-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27549-poultry-feed-deal-may-raise-prices-for-farmers-in-east-anglia-gov-uk
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced competition in local poultry feed supply could raise feed costs for UK chicken farmers, though the effect is regional and limited to East Anglia.

## Sources

- gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/poultry-feed-deal-may-raise-prices-for-farmers-in-east-anglia

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