Podcast HackThe Real Cost of ChickenBy Today in Focus, Nosheen Iqbal, Michael Safi
In a Nutshell
This April 2022 episode of Today in Focus explores the U.K. poultry industry, explaining the business behind it and why the meat's price is due to rise imminently.
Favorite Quote
If we eat 17,000 chickens every nine minutes in the U.K., that adds up to more than a billion in a year. A billion chickens plucked and processed through the farming and slaughterhouse systems of this country.
Hannah Moore
Introduction
In the U.K., chicken is enjoyed in sandwiches, curries, roasts, and more.
Chicken's popularity has caused its price to plummet. A whole chicken now costs less than a latte.
Not only does the low cost raise serious ethical and environmental concerns, but it's put the food supply chain under more pressure than it can cope with.
With the cost of living on the rise, what will happen to the nation's staple meat?
The Guardian's Today in Focus podcast provides a deeper insight into the stories behind the headlines.
In this April 2022 episode, host and journalist Hannah Moore sits down with The Guardian writer and reporter Simon Usborne to examine the inner workings of the poultry industry, including its shifting economics.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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