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Iran war - Ann Davies: "For farmers, this goes beyond heating bills. When the prices rise, they directly threaten livelihoods"

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies said rural communities cannot be an afterthought for Government as events in the Middle East start to affect farmers' living standards and their businesses

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Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies said: "Disruption to global markets and resulting supply chains is also driving up the cost of fertiliser, the very input farmers depend on for spring planting, crop growth, and forage production. This is not an abstract economic problem. It is a threat to the food on all of our plates. And it comes on top of everything else."
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Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies said: "Disruption to global markets and resulting supply chains is also driving up the cost of fertiliser, the very input farmers depend on for spring planting, crop growth, and forage production. This is not an abstract economic problem. It is a threat to the food on all of our plates. And it comes on top of everything else."

Recent global tensions have once again accentuated pressures on a much more localised level. The conflict and escalation in Iran may be thousands of miles from the shores of the United Kingdom, yet...

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