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Brexit will rob Christmas of turkeys, poultry industry warns

Turkey supplies could decline by as much as 20 per cent by Christmas because of staff shortages, the industry fears.

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2021-08-20 11:03
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Poultry producers have warned that Brexit-induced staff shortages could mean there are not enough turkeys for Britain’s Christmas dinners this year.

The British Poultry Council (BPC) said its members – which include the country’s largest supplier of supermarket chicken and KellyBronze Turkeys – had told them that one-in-six jobs are currently unfilled as a result of EU workers leaving the UK after Brexit.

It comes as Nando’s was forced to shut 45 restaurants amid supply chain disruption which industry suppliers say is “not going away”.

The restaurant chain said it had to close sites after it was impacted by staffing shortages at suppliers and reduced numbers of lorry drivers, which have also impacted supermarket shelves in recent weeks.

‘Financial suicide’

More than 40,000 people are employed in the poultry industry – but there are nearly 7,000 vacancies, the BPC revealed.

The shortage means some chicken producers have been forced to reduce the size of their product ranges, slashing weekly output by up to 10 per cent.

Turkey supplies could decline by as much as 20 per cent by Christmas, with firms fearful they will not be able to draft in the usual numbers of seasonal workers. 

Paul Kelly, the managing director of KellyBronze, which produces hand-plucked, free range turkeys, told The Guardian: “There will be a massive shortage because companies cannot risk hatching turkeys and pushing them on the farm if they can’t get the workers to do the job.

“It would be financial suicide. Turkey after Christmas Day is worth nothing.”

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Warnings ignored

A poultry industry source told the PA news agency that warnings last month that EU worker rules and logistics issues would continue to hit food supply had not been heeded.

“We raised this issue with government many weeks ago and nothing significant has happened since, so it is clearly not going away,” he said.

“We need new workers to come on board to cope with this demand, and while Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) have been helpful, the issue is with the Home Office.

“There are shortages fluctuating between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of staff, so we need some emergency changes get workers overseas who can fill this gap.”

The industry executive added that the “complexity” of requirements for products ordered by the like of Nando’s and KFC means they will face greater levels of disruption from staff shortages than supermarkets.

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