Food firms warn shortage of CO2 will hit supplies
Food firms and supermarkets are warning a shortage of carbon dioxide caused by a rise in gas prices is threatening UK supplies of meat and fresh produce.
"Without CO2, the bottom line is there is less throughput. With our sector already compromised with lack of labour, this potentially tips us over the edge."He said his business was already struggling to fill jobs to process poultry ahead of the key Christmas season when demand for turkeys rises. Carbon dioxide is a by-product of fertiliser manufacturing. US-based CF Industries said it did not "have an estimate for when production will resume".that the company "will run out within the next seven to 10 days without a shadow of a doubt".
A spokeswoman for the British Poultry Council, said: "CO2 suppliers are currently not scheduling beyond 24 hours in advance, meaning there is no visibility as to UK stocks and no certainty around deliveries.
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