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" [ad_1]\r\n<br><div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t\t</aside><p>Soaring fuel costs in the United Kingdom are putting more pressure <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2021/08/15/thanksgiving-turkeys-may-be-harder-to-come-by-this-year/\">on turkey supplies</a> — with less than 100 days until Christmas.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising gas costs are forcing UK fertilizer factories to shutter, limiting the supply of carbon dioxide, a byproduct of fertilizer production that’s used to stun pigs and poultry before they’re slaughtered, <a href=\"https://fortune.com/2021/09/20/uk-shortage-carbon-dioxide-food-industry-christmas-turkey/\">Fortune reported</a>. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two large US-owned fertilizer factories in the UK have closed, according to the outlet, and Norwegian firm Yara said it will cut production at a number of its plants in Europe.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hit to the supply of carbon dioxide as well as the ongoing lack of workers in the meat and transportation industries is threatening to spark food shortages and keep Brits from their Christmas turkey dinners, experts are warning.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>“With fewer than 100 days to go until Christmas, and already facing mounting labor shortages, the last thing British poultry production needs is more pressure,” British Poultry Council CEO Richard Griffiths <a href=\"https://britishpoultry.org.uk/new-co2-crisis-risks-food-security/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said</a> last week.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Griffiths <a href=\"https://britishpoultry.org.uk/carbon-dioxide-shortage-threatens-food-security/\">added </a>that the shortage could even “undermine UK food security.”</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CO2 is essential for a wide range of food and medical uses. Yet 60% of the UK’s supply comes from only two sites, owned by one foreign company, who have decided to close due to profitability. Surely matters of national security should be state-controlled?</p>— Richard Walker (@icelandrichard) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/icelandrichard/status/1439667998101590021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2021</a></blockquote></div>\n</div></figure><p>The British Meat Processors Association said last week that the carbon dioxide supply shortage lead to food shortages within just two weeks.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>“This crisis highlights the fact that the British food supply chain is at the mercy of a small number of major fertilizer producers — four or five companies — spread across northern Europe,” Nick Allen, CEO of the BMPA, <a href=\"https://britishmeatindustry.org/press-releases/co2-supply-shock-could-mean-food-shortages-within-14-days/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lack of workers throughout the meat industry is also exacerbating the supply issues, officials said. </p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/co2-turkey-shortage-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/co2-turkey-shortage-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Carbon dioxide cylinder reducer\" class=\"wp-image-19526077\" srcset=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/co2-turkey-shortage-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/co2-turkey-shortage-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/co2-turkey-shortage-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"/></a><figcaption>The carbon dioxide supply shortage could lead to food shortages within two weeks, the British Meat Processors Association said.</figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo</span></figcaption></figure><p>The situation mirrors that in the US, where turkey farmers <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2021/08/15/thanksgiving-turkeys-may-be-harder-to-come-by-this-year/\">grappled this year with increasing supply costs and a labor shortage</a>, The Post previously reported.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>As many turkey producers were trying to decide how many birds to hatch for this year’s holiday season, corn prices began ticking up, forcing many farmers to pull back on their supply for fear that the investment would not pay off.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, as Thanksgiving approaches, supermarkets are seeing their turkey orders slashed by as much as 50 percent.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</div><script async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\r\n<br>[ad_2]"
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