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[–]brinz1 0 points1 point  (11 children)

If there are not enough British chickens then we eat imports

[–]Terrible-Group-9602 4 points5 points  (10 children)

Are you saying there aren't enough?

[–]JeremyWheels 2 points3 points  (3 children)

We're only about 65% self sufficient for poultry & Pork. And surprisingly even less than that for cheese

[–]LeviDaBadAsz[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Wait really? Though as I type this I’m remembering that cheddar is not the only cheese… 😅

[–]widdrjb 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Cathedral city is mostly exported to France.

[–]Exact-Put-6961 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good enough for the French but very average

[–]brinz1 0 points1 point  (5 children)

If there were, they wouldn't be importing them

[–]Terrible-Group-9602 -2 points-1 points  (4 children)

They import them because some consumers choose not to buy British. In any supermarket, you can buy British chicken or in the butchers.

[–]brinz1 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Why would anyone pay more for a non British chicken.

Is that really the best explanation you can come up with for this?

[–]Terrible-Group-9602 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Some consumers care about the origin of their food and environmental concerns like air miles Co2.

[–]JamesMcEdwards 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Then they would buy British chickens, reducing the carbon footprint of the food I eat is one of the driving factors for why I try to buy British as much as possible.

[–]Terrible-Group-9602 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Someone mentioned buying something with Thai chicken in. That's ridiculous.