
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 to raise Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%, with one member preferring a rise to 4.25%. The minutes cited rising energy prices and inflation, while noting that the extent of spillover into wages and other prices remains uncertain.
Higher rates can support sterling and tighten financial conditions, though the direct effect on feed commodity balances is limited. Persistent energy-driven inflation could also raise operating and transport costs across the supply chain.
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