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i think its more widely spread, than just the UK, look at the protests all over the EU.I believe it is more serious and will take much longer.
Nobody in authority seems to understand the knife edge that UK ag is sat on.
Unless something changes, it is looking like the cost of producing grain in 2023 could be more than its market value. Bearing in mind there will be calls for price capping if there is a profit to be made [by farmers].
Livestock farming is being really hammered [except dairy] and fertiliser for grass is very unlikely to pay.
Kill numbers for cattle and sheep are slowly declining but that hides the major issue which is that a lot of breeding stock are being killed. It will take years to increase meat production and demand for feeding cereals.
I would also imagine there is a lot less fertiliser in the UK today compared to a year ago and there will be a lot less to add to that in the next year compared to usual.
This is all without the major crisis that would result from loss of critical mass.