In the UK, they announced a shortage of chicken eggs in supermarkets An outbreak of bird flu in Europe and the United States

led to the current situation, as well as a sharp rise in prices for grain, fertilizers and energy,agency writes

In the UK, chicken eggs have disappeared from the shelves in some supermarkets, writes BLOOMBERG.

“What is now observed in the market for eggs can just as well be applied to the market for fruits, or grains, or MEAT. it doesn't take much effort to push a particular sector to the brink. And I think that's what we're seeing," said Tim Lang, emeritus professor of food policy at City University London.

It is noted that an outbreak of bird flu in Europe and the United States, as well as a sharp rise in prices for grain, fertilizers and energy carriers, key agricultural resources, led to this situation.

Another difficulty was the inability to quickly increase the volume of deliveries due to the specifics of production. “We have live animals that create a natural product. A chicken carries what a chicken carries,” said Phil Crowley, vice chairman of the National Farmers Union Poultry Council.

The HEAD of the British Treasury called RUSSIA responsible for the recession in the country Politics

The UK has experienced a spike in inflation since the beginning of 2022 due to rising energy prices due to anti-Russian sanctions and the disruption of supply chains in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic .

In September, after Liz Truss took office as prime minister, the Treasury announced a massive stimulus package that focused primarily on tax cuts. On the day the plan was announced, the stock exchanges began to panic. On September 28, the Bank of England was forced to announce the start of a government bond buying program totaling up to £5 billion ($5.3 billion) daily until October 14.

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After the failure of the economic initiative, Truss canceled the planned tax increase and fired finance minister Quasi Kwarteng. Soon she herself resigned, and Rishi Sunak became the new prime minister.

The current head of the British Treasury Jeremy Hunt said that the UK is facing a recession. According to him, it was provoked by the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Hunt considered that the fighting in Ukraine and its consequences disrupted the stability in Britain.