Asda has gone back on its commitment to sourcing 100% British chicken on all fresh poultry.
Asda, alongside all the other major retailers, has had a long-standing commitment to stocking British chicken in their fresh lines.
NFU members and the general public will undoubtedly be disappointed to see imported products on UK supermarket shelves.
Retailers must stick to their pledges
Responding to the news, NFU Poultry Board chair James Mottershead said: 鈥淚t is disappointing to see that Asda has reneged on its commitment to sourcing 100% British on all fresh poultry.
鈥淚t is important that retailers stand by their commitments in order to promote confidence within the British poultry sector.鈥�
NFU Poultry Board chair James Mottershead
鈥淥ur understanding is that this is a temporary issue and we have been assured by Asda that they intend to return to sourcing 100% British fresh chicken.
鈥淭his is something we will continue to monitor. It is important that retailers stand by their commitments in order to promote confidence within the British poultry sector.鈥�
Next steps
We will continue to engage with Asda and monitor the situation closely to ensure that Asda returns to this important commitment as soon as possible.
At a time when farmers are faced with a number of challenges, it is vital that sourcing commitments are upheld to give confidence to the British poultry sector.
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