Steve Frampton, managing director of online meat retailer Wild and Game, said he knew of one supplier that has experienced a 70% drop in workers.
Three popular Christmas dinner items could be off the menu this year. Christmas favourites like duck, pheasants and other game could be off the menu because of shortages.He added to the publication: “Many game processors are located in rural areas where there is limited availability of potential staff.”The government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says it supports the game industry via the “seasonal workers visa route”.
“It’s not everybody’s cup of tea,” explained head butcher, Alan Hayward, who previously managed the company from 1973 until 2021. “I’ve always enjoyed it. I’m good with a knife and it takes a lot of skill.” He added recently: “During this time, the grouse go out of season and partridge comes in season in September.
“The art is doing them when they’re two days old. If they get old within a week, then they’ll rip.” 55 million pheasants and partridges, plus 2.6 million mallard ducks are reared each year. Pheasant plucking season started on August 12 and continues until February, according to trade experts. Birds classed as game like pheasants and guinea fowl are in season from September or October through to January or February. Guinea fowl, pheasant, duck and quail remain popular among Brits tucking into a Christmas dinner on December 25, as does other poultry aside from turkey, like roast chicken.
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