Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109874

Animal Feed: Costs

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she plans to provide to farmers in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire facing increases in the average costs of a bale of hay.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The UK's agricultural sectors, including those farming in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire, operate in an open market with the value of commodities established by those in the supply chain including farmers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and co...

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