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About 27% of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association's members, more than 500 farms, are in Defra's high-risk bird flu zones. Eggs from hens kept housed after 28 February will lose free-range status under EU rules and be sold as barn eggs.
Retailers have warned of the effects, and the government plans to ease some restrictions.
Downgrading of free-range eggs cuts producer income and shifts returns across the egg sector, with limited direct effect on feed grain demand. Any extended housing order would increase losses.
thegrocer.co.ukKevin WhiteFeb 23, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
