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Turkey farmers ‘on tenterhooks’ over Christmas demand – BBC News
Some farmers are concerned about over-supply and restrictions on social gatherings.
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Nick Davis and his wife Maria run a turkey farm in south Wales.
Some turkey farmers are concerned there may be an over-supply of birds this Christmas with social gatherings potentially much smaller than usual.
With UK coronavirus infections rising at present, potential restrictions on meeting up are unclear.
But thousands more turkey chicks, known as “poults”, are being reared for Christmas meals.
And some producers are betting on travel restriction…
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